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Doctors are as vulnerable to addiction as anyone. California grapples with a response

The Medical Board of California is developing a new program to treat and monitor doctors with alcohol and drug problems.

The Medical Board of California, which licenses MDs, is developing a new program to treat and monitor doctors with alcohol and drug problems. (Citalliance/Dreamstime/TNS)
The Medical Board of California, which licenses MDs, is developing a new program to treat and monitor doctors with alcohol and drug problems. (Citalliance/Dreamstime/TNS)
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People who work to help rehabilitate physicians say the rate of substance use disorders among them is at least as high as the rate for the general public.

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