Addicted Doctors Are Allowed to Practice
December 19, 2007 By MARCUS WOHLSEN, Associated Press Writer
Dr. Jason Giles poses for a photo in Malibu, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007. Troubling cases in which doctors were accused of botching operations while undergoing treatment for drugs or alcohol are bringing new scrutiny to rehab programs that allow thousands of U.S. physicians to keep their addictions hidden from their patients. Dr. Giles, a Malibu physician, completed California's program in 2004 after five years in treatment for alcoholism and addiction to prescription drugs. "I was never intoxicated taking care of patients. It didn't get to that -- but would have if I didn't avail myself of that rope dropped from the helicopter," he said. His experience in rehab was so transformative, he said, that he quit practicing anesthesiology and opened the drug treatment center he now runs. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
(AP) -- Troubling cases in which doctors were accused of botching operations while undergoing treatment for drugs or alcohol have led to criticism of rehab programs that allow thousands of U.S. physicians to keep their addictions hidden from their patients.
Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .
Similar stories from PHYSorg:
Treating drug-addicted doctors is good medicine
Feb 24, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
WHO: Treat HIV patients sooner
Nov 30, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Don't ask, don't tell doesn't work in prenatal care
Sep 30, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
AIDS drugs reveal leprosy infections
Oct 24, 2006 |
4 / 5 (6) |
0
Survey could help pediatricians better treat patients
Jan 22, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
So you can find the information on it on my search resource http://fileshunt.com