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Drug addiction among physicians. The Virginia experience

Abstract: Drug addiction among physicians appears to be an occupational hazard, with chronic pain, depression, and the easy availability of drugs major factors leading to addiction. In this study of 46 cases of physician addicts handled by the Virginia State Board of Medicine, meperidine hydrochloride (Demerol) was the most frequent addictive agent. The Virginia disciplinary and therapeutic plan for addicted physicians was effective in successfully rehabilitating and returning to medical practice 72% of the 46 physician addicts reported to the board from 1949 to 1974. ( JAMA 236:1372-1375, 1976)

Alcoholism And Drug Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario: research goals and plans.

Abstract: In 1949, as a result of a great deal of community and government interest in alcoholism and the work of H. David Archibald and many others, the Ontario legislature passed Bill 173, which established a new provincial agency, the Alcoholism Research Foundation of Ontario. The legislation gave the foundation the power to conduct, promote, and direct programs of research into alcoholism and the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics. It was also empowered to operate hospitals, treatment or consultation centers, and to provide support to other institutions. The responsibilities for implementation of Bill 173 were vested in the board of the foundation, the members of which were to be appointed by the provincial government and serve in a voluntary capacity. H. David Archibald became the foundation’s first executive director, a position that he continues to hold. In 1961, the legislation was broadened to include psychoactive substances other than alcohol, and the foundation’s name was changed to the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Research Foundation for Ontario.