A nurse scientist reveals research documenting a grave link between substance use disorder and suicide among nurses, and a nursing Living Legend shares her personal story of job pressures leading to alcohol use and, ultimately, recovery.

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This is episode 1 of the series:  Nurse Suicide and Substance Use Disorder: The Shocking Truth

 Some disturbing data: even before the COVID-19 crisis scarred the mental well-being of nurses, research demonstrates that nurses, particularly female nurses, have been at higher risk of suicide than the general population. Also troubling: Suicide among nurses is most often linked to actual or impending job loss, including job loss relating to substance use.

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Series:  Nurse Suicide and Substance Use Disorder: The Shocking Truth