PHOENIX—Substance use disorders occur in 10% to 15% of all physicians, on par with the general population. But according to some studies, up to one in four emergency medicine specialists, psychiatrists and anesthesiologists will experience a substance use disorder (SUD) over the course of their careers.
In addition to the potential risk this poses to patients, “there is a significantly higher risk of mortality in these physicians because of easy access to potent and highly addictive