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10 September 2010

Going Under: a doctor's downfall, and a profession's struggle with addiction.

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 17:30 | 7 comments

Before I clicked on the link, my mind went immediately to "I bet it's about an anesthesiologist." Sadly yes. Most likely specialty to become drug-addicted.

posted by jeoc 10 September | 17:42

That was a fascinating and heartbreaking article. Thanks for posting.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 10 September | 23:01

My sister and stepfather are gas-passers, I will test them for drug addiction at the soonest opportunity.

posted by fleacircus 11 September | 00:55

That was sad. Interesting theory about the patients' exhaled anesthetics priming them for addiction.

posted by coaticass 12 September | 01:00

What a waste. When you read about the theory around exhaled drugs, it seems so obvious. Why did it take so long to figure that out?

posted by dg 12 September | 16:51

That was really interesting. One thing I wish they'd mentioned is the insane stress of being a resident - especially in such a competitive program. That's got to be a contributor as well.

posted by serazin 12 September | 22:24

Yeah, it's like a fully-developed formula for failure:

Put people under enormous stress for years on end
Give them extensive knowledge of and ready access to free addictive substances
Place them in a physical environment where they are exposed to low (?) levels of said substances
Wonder why they get addicted
Destroy their lives by taking away the very thing they were seeking to gain by doing 1-3
~~PROFIT!~~ Everyone loses.

posted by dg 12 September | 22:36

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