Originally posted by Grand Master of Somniferon:
and they are sometimes used by drs/nurses/RPh's/Pharm techs when NOT needed...but then again, we all knew that. I recently saw one of those "Busted on the Job" shows on Fox that showed an anesthesiologist(sp?) in the O.R inject half of a syringe full of something into himself before admistering it to the patient. Also, on the same show, there was a video of a pharmacist just reaching up on the pharm shelf, grabbing a bottle of some sort of liquid med, taking a great big swig, and replacing it. "Smile! Your on Junkie Candid Camera!"Yes, this type thing is fairly common... when I worked in the pharmacy it was fairly common to have doctors come in on a friday evening with a script for something yummy.. amphetamines and barbituates were popular, as were short acting narcotics.. hell, my pharmacist started out each day by adding a couple hundred mg's of codeing syrup to his coffee each morning...