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Why doctors don't participate in CA addiction recovery program - CalMatters

A California recovery program keeps watch on addicted health workers — but not doctors

A stack of small white plastic containers with white pills inside plastic bubbles with one with a yellow sticker saying "Start Here". The stack is held with a rubber band and sits on a desk on a stack of papers.

California doctors are asking the state to create a ‘safe harbor’ program for addiction recovery. They say the current system discourages doctors from participating because they regard it as punitive.

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