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Vets in trouble
Author(s) -
Willis James
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.23.3.171
Subject(s) - addiction , psychology , general practice , medicine , psychoanalysis , psychiatry , family medicine
A VETERINARY surgeon with a drink or drugs problem working in practice is an obvious threat to the well‐being of the patients, the practice and him or herself. However, recognising the signs of such a problem can be difficult. In this article, James Willis, himself a recovering alcoholic, describes through his own experiences, how such a situation might arise, possible addictive behaviour that may help to identify the problem, and how to go about getting help, either for yourself or for a colleague you are concerned about.