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Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing

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Disease Concept <strong>of</strong> Addiction:<br />

DSM IV Definition<br />

• <strong>Abuse</strong>: any use <strong>of</strong> drugs that causes physical,<br />

psychological, economic, legal or social harm to <strong>the</strong><br />

individual user or to o<strong>the</strong>rs affected by <strong>the</strong> drug user’s<br />

behavior.<br />

• 1. recurrent substance use resulting in failure to fulfill<br />

major role obligations at work, school or home<br />

• 2. recurrent substance use in situations in which it is<br />

physically hazardous, (driving, neglect <strong>of</strong> children,<br />

providing care while impaired)<br />

• 3. recurrent substance related legal problems ( arrests,<br />

child support arrears)

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