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Washington Post Report: Medical Boards Let Physicians Practice Despite Drug Abuse

The Washington Post has an interesting series of articles, which began last Sunday, on doctors and substance abuse.  It reports that Doctors with substance abuse problems are allowed to keep practicing, often despite relapses, and medical boards rarely revoke licenses.
This series began on Sunday and will run through Tuesday, the links to all the articles can be found from the article below.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39677-2005Apr9.html

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