Methods That Drug-Impaired Healthcare Worker May Use to Divert Drugs

• steal from drug inventories (office, hospital, other)?

• keep unused drugs or ask patients to return unused drugs?

• steal from patients?

• defraud patients?

• take drug samples?

• misuse a valid prescription?

• order drugs directly from a drug supply company?

Are there lax controls for controlled substances?

Is the healthcare worker in a position of authority?

Does the worker have an accomplice (including co-dependent family member)?

Does the worker go to multiple locations?

Are patients or co-workers overly trusting?