Videos
~ 1 in 10 nurses addicted to drugs – wcnc.com – VIDEO
~ 3 Warren County nurses accused of stealing opioids from patients – YouTube
~ A Nurse’s Healing Story- Admitting Her Truth about Addiction – YouTube
~ Connecticut Nurses Share Their Experiences With Addiction – YouTube
~ ER nurse breaks free from fentanyl addiction – YouTube
~ Fort Myers nurse charged with stealing drugs from hospital – YouTube
~ How was fired surgical tech hired in Colorado? – YouTube
~ Increase in nurses abusing drugs, medication meant for patients – YouTube
~ LPN in boy’s death suspended for drug diversion – YouTube
~ NBC2 Investigators: Florida nurses losing their licenses – YouTube
~ Nurse accused of stealing drugs from her employer – YouTube
~ Nurse Accused of Stealing Morphine from Nursing Home, Replacing it with Water – YouTube
~ Nurses addicted to drugs – FOX 6 Milwaukee – VIDEO
~ Nurse Anesthetist: Nobody suspected a drug problem – USA Today – Video
~ Nurse arrested for stealing medication – YouTube
~ Nurse charged with stealing painkillers – YouTube
~ Nurse shares story of battle with drug addiction – 6abc Philadelphia – VIDEO
~ Nurses steal drugs, put patients at risk – FOX 6 Milwaukee – VIDEO
~ Nurse Struggled with Addiction, Now Sober, Shares Message of Hope – YouTube
~ Nurses Stealing Prescription Drugs; One Woman Comes Forward – Crime Watch Daily – YouTube
~ Prescription Drug Abuse Among Nurses A Growing Problem – YouTube
~ Prosecutor says some hospitals don’t report nurses who steal drugs – YouTube
~ Registered Nurse Charged With Stealing Drugs Intended For Patients – YouTube
~ State allowed drug-stealing nurse to keep practicing – FOX 6 Milwaukee – VIDEO
~ Study suggests 15,000 Indiana nurses fighting own addiction battles – YouTube
~ The Defenders Special: Nurse addicted – YouTube
~ Two Johnson City nurses indicted, arrested on several counts of drug diversion, fraud – YouTube
~ UC Medical Center nurse pleads guilty to drug theft – YouTube
~ VA Nurse Accused Of Swapping Fentanyl Syringes – YouTube
~ WLS Channel 7 – Eyewitness News -Target 7- Nurse Addicts- (1982) – YouTube
Mainstream News
- ~ 1 in 10 nurses addicted to drugs – wcnc.com
- ~ 1 In 10 Nurses Addicted To Drugs- American Nurses Association – WFMY 2 News
- ~ ABC57 investigation uncovered startling number of nurses stealing, abusing drugs – ABC 57
- ~ Addict in nurse’s scrubs- Drugs ‘take over’ – StarTribune.com
- ~ Addicted Barrie nurse fired for stealing fentanyl gets crack at reinstatement – Canada – Toronto Sun
- ~ Addicted Nurses: Va. investigation reveals drug abuse is rampant – WUSA 9
- ~ Addicted to meds- One nurse’s story of addiction and recovery – Fox News
- ~ After opiod addiction, recovering nurse struggles to find a job – The Washington Post
- ~ Amid opioid crisis, drug-abusing nurses get secret sanctions: More than half of nursing board orders hidden from public. Patients at risk as some addicts get second, third, fourth chances – AJC
- ~ Care home ordered to re-hire nurse who stole drugs, falsified records – Canada – CTV News
- ~ Drug Abuse Top Cause Of Nurse Discipline In Connecticut – Hartford Courant.url
- ~ Drug-addicted, dangerous and licensed for the operating room – The Denver Post.url
- ~ Georgia nursing board prioritizes drug-addicted nurses over patients, report says – Fox News
- ~ Home care nurse who stole opioid from patient had drug addiction – The Star Phoenix.url
- ~ ‘I was an impaired nurse’- Three nurses who battled addiction welcome dramatic shift in approach to discipline and treatment – Toronto Star
- ~ Inside addiction- Nurses addicted to drugs – Fox 59
- ~ Investigation: Addicted nurses steal patients’ drugs – News Leader
- ~ Loose Reins on Nurses in Drug Abuse Program – Mother Jones.url
- ~ Loose Reins on Nurses in Drug Abuse Program — ProPublica
- ~ MA nurses struggling with addiction turn to hospital drugs – Boston Herald
- ~ Nurse accused of stealing fentanyl from Summit County hospital – The Denver Post.url
- ~ Nurse addicted to opiates warns that ‘it can happen to anyone’ – Chicago Tribune
- ~ Nurse at Charles City hospital indicted on drug diversion charges – wcfcourier.com
- ~ Nurse charged with stealing pills to feed drug addiction – KFOR.com Oklahoma City
- ~ Nurse shares story of battle with drug addiction – ABC 6 Philadelphia
- ~ Nurse suspended after stealing medication from Memphis children’s hospital – WREG
- ~ Nurses Addicted to Drugs – Psychology Today
- ~ NURSES AND DRUG ABUSE- NEW WAYS TO HELP (1986) – The New York Times
- ~ Nurses’ Drug Abuse Top Cause Of Disciplining, But Once Sober, Some Nurses Get Relicensed – Connecticut Public Radio.url
- ~ Nurses overdosing inside UT Southwestern shows how deep America’s opioid addiction runs – The Dallas Morning News
- ~ Nurses steal drugs, put patients at risk – FOX 6 Milwaukee
- ~ Second IU Health Ball Memorial nurse accused of stealing drugs from hospital – Fox 59
- ~ Special report: Addicted nurses keep licenses – StarTribune.com
- ~ State allowed drug-stealing nurse to keep practicing – FOX 6 Milwaukee
- ~ Surgical tech’s case exposes multiple failings in patient protections – The Denver Post.url
- ~ TN nurses addicted to drugs can get help, keep license – WCYB
- ~ Two Alberta nurses say addictions that lead them to steal narcotics were a disability. Court disagrees – Canada – National Post
- ~ Two nurses died of overdoses inside a Dallas hospital. What went wrong? – The Dallas Morning News
- ~ Why women in nursing are more inclined to addiction than men – AJC
- ~ ‘Work is your drug dealer-‘ Nurses addicted to drugs – FOX 6 Milwaukee
Independent News
- ~ Drug diversion: Understand addiction and how it unfolds – Nurse.com
- ~ Nurses Addicted to Drugs: Center for Network Therapy Medical Director Dr. Indra Cidambi Says Increased Stress and Access to Controlled Substances Drive Addiction – CISION PR Web
- ~ Nurses’ Drug Abuse Top Cause Of Disciplining, But Once Sober, Some Nurses Get Relicensed – Connecticut Health Investigative
- ~ The Nurse, The Addict: A conspiracy of silence has long masked the problem of the addicted nurse. New local treatment programs offer a hopeful prognosis – D Magazine
- ~ The drug seeking anesthesia care provider – Ethan O Bryson – Academia.edu
- ~ The impaired nurse: Would you know what to do if you suspected substance abuse? – My American Nurse
Reports