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Do programs to help doctors with substance abuse treat them fairly?

  • Written by J. Wesley Boyd, Faculty, Center for Bioethics and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University
imageSometimes doctors need help, too.Doctor image via www.shutterstock.com.

If a doctor has a substance abuse issue (or is suspected of having one) or needs mental health care, he or she is often referred to something called a Physician Health Program (PHP). In principle, these programs are intended to help doctors with substance abuse disorders and...

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