One night, while working as usual, Jane Doe injects butorphanol nasal spray (Stadol) into a couple of women who are in labor. Some women didn't need the full dosage of the drug, so they put the leftovers in their pockets. Once her shift ended that night, Jane was getting ready to go out when she decided to use the bathroom. When he got there he remembered that he had some leftover medications in his pocket. Jane looked around cautiously and checked each stall to make sure no one was there. Then she took out the drugs and gave herself the injection. Thirty minutes later a colleague finds Jane passed out in the bathroom. She is immediately treated and, once awake, is taken to a drug testing facility to provide a urine sample. At the drug testing facility Jane admitted stealing the drug and said it helped her cope with the stress of working extra shifts and caring for her two young children and severely disabled mother. Jane said, “I thought I could quit at any time, but I was wrong.” Substance abuse is a critical problem that has been visible in the nursing profession for many years. According to Todd Monroe and Frances Pearson, “[f]or more than a century, the U.S. nursing profession has been aware of substance abuse problems among its nursing professionals and students.” Among nurses, substance addiction has been linked to a number of factors such as family history, stress at work and easy access to medications. It is extremely important that these addictions are adequately addressed because “substance abuse among nurses is a problem that threatens the provision of quality care and professional standards of nursing” (Talbert). Addressing these dependencies requires nurses to report substantive evidence… half of paper… of Nursing 107.8 (2007): 78-79. Academic research completed. Network. December 8, 2013.Monroe, Todd and Frances Pearson. “Treatment of Chemically Dependent Nurses and Nursing Students: A Review of Policy in the United States for the 21st Century.” International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 7.4 (2009): 530-540. Academic research completed. Network. December 8, 2013.Monroe, Todd and Heidi Kenaga. “Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Substance Abuse and Addiction Among Nurses.” Journal of Clinical Nursing 20.3/4 (2011): 504-509. Academic research completed. Network. December 8, 2013.Talbert, JeanAnne Johnson. “Substance Abuse Among Nurses.” Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 13.1 (2009): 17-19. Academic research completed. Network. December 8, 2013Wright, E. Laura, et al. “Opioid Abuse Among Nurse Anesthetists and Anesthetists.” AANA Journal 80.2 (2012): 120-128. Academic research completed. Network. 8 December. 2013.