Medical Ethics

Physicians and Substance Abuse

January 30, 2010
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Physicians and Substance Abuse

There are a ton of misconceptions and outright falsehoods regarding doctors and substance abuse problems. This is not helped by media reports that make it seem as if physicians are abusing every substance "under the sun". There is not an army of crazy, addicted, physician zombies out there ready to eat your brains.
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Who Says Dishonesty Doesn’t Pay?

January 28, 2010
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Who Says Dishonesty Doesn’t Pay?

Dr. Wakefield will likely lose his UK medical license for "dishonest, irresponsible and callous disregard for the distress and pain of children" in attempting to prove a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Good thing he currently works in Texas!
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