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DOCTOR ADDICTED
Doctors Abuse Substances Too
While substance abuse and addiction may have once been a problem primarily for the lower-class, it is certainly no longer that way. Here we’d like to shine a light on the fact that, even the best educated, the most affluent, and the kindest of individuals often fall prey to a drug habit. We’d like to shine a light on the fact that our medical doctors often fall prey to drug abuse.
When a Doctor Needs Help with Addiction
Drug abuse among the population is on the rise as is well known, especially with the recent problems with prescription painkillers often leading to heroin overdose and even death. What most people don’t realize is that doctors, per statistics are prone to drug and alcohol abuse.