Suppose you catch one of your colleagues pocketing a bottle of fentanyl. What would you do?

Anesthesia is the highest risk field of medicine for providers developing substance abuse problems. Among anesthesiologists who abuse drugs, fentanyl is the most common drug of choice. If you catch a colleague diverting controlled medications or otherwise acting suspicious, you should not handle the situation alone. You need to bring this to the attention of an attending you trust or your program director immediately.