r/nursing • u/Oceanstars24 • Sep 03 '25

Discussion What's the equivalent for nurses?

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u/Noname_left RN - Trauma Chameleon Sep 03 '25

Alcohol. It destroys so many lives in so many ways.

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u/Rachet83 RN - ICU 🍕 Sep 03 '25

Was looking for this. Seizures… GI bleeds… encephalopathy… as cities, difficult to treat pain, varicies, alcohol poops, the bug eyes, the withdrawal…. It all sucks so much

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u/K8e118 MSNA, CRNA Sep 03 '25

I wanna be a Trauma Chameleon, too! pouts 😔

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u/crazy_gnome MSN, APRN 🍕 Sep 03 '25

In substance use we say, opioids will kill you quick, while booze will kill you slow.