Rehab for Doctors

Addiction is a serious malady affecting many people today. It’s brought about by abusing substances known to be addictive that trick our brain into thinking it needs the substance and the person gets very ill if it isn’t satisfied. It ruins relationships, careers and lives.

What if the person looked to for healing and advice is the one who is addicted? The truth is 10–15 percent of all American doctors — or about 8,000 doctors — are addicted to one substance or another. Just as large a percentage of doctors are alcoholics as the rest of the population.

Doctors Cannot Treat Themselves for Addiction

California medical malpractice lawyers can prove that a doctor that is a drug addict or alcoholic is very dangerous. They treat our disease, prescribe medicines, perform surgery on us, and give us medical advice, all while under the influence of something. There are many horror stories about doctors that have performed bungled surgeries that left patients uncured, maimed, and scarred for life. Some have even killed, unintentionally.

Doctors don’t tend to reach out for help. Or, if they do, they are still allowed to practice medicine while under secret care of rehabilitators. In California the American Medical Association permits doctors to keep anonymity while in treatment, much to the chagrin of medical boards across the nation.

Under the federal Zero Tolerance laws, doctors must have their license to practice medicine stripped immediately upon admitting they have a problem. This may sound a bit harsh, since their career is pretty much ruined right then and there. But remember, they have our lives in their hands, and their hands must be clean.

 

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Overcoming an Addiction: What You Need to Change

Overcoming an addiction means more than just quitting a drug or habit. To truly move past your addiction and start a new life, you must be willing to make changes in your life and relationships in order to leave your old life behind.

Some of these things include:

Find New Friends
Many times, people who are addicted to drugs, alcohol, gambling, or anything else associate with those who have the same addictions. In order to get past your addiction and start a new life, you have to surround yourself with people who want to help you change and encourage and support you. Associating with people who also use will not only put you in tempting situations, but because they are also addicted, they won’t encourage you to quit.

Find New Hobbies
Oftentimes, people who have addictions let the addictions run their lives. Replace your gambling, drug using, drinking, or whatever it is you were addicted to with a new hobby or pastime. You could take up a sport, learn a new hobby, or begin focusing your attention on developing a more healthy lifestyle by joining and gym and exercising.

Find New Coping Skills
Most people drink, do drugs, or turn to an addiction to help them when they are stressed, depressed, or lonely. Finding new coping skills when you’re feeling down can make it so you’re less likely to rely on their addiction to get through certain feelings. These skills can include calling a friend on the phone, exercising, going for a walk, listening to music, or visiting people who will help you get your mind off of your addiction.

Join a Support Group
There are support groups for virtually every addiction, and they can be a great tool to help you start your new life.

Getting past an addiction is difficult, but it helps to make changes in your life.

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