Hepatitis C Support Group

Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.

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Drs/Med Staff on Drugs Risk 4 Patients

allaboutliving
allaboutliving
It's horrible that the people we trust with our health may be putting us at risk & there is little oversight.

http://www.freep.com/article/20140416/FEATURES08/304160065/Doctors-medical-staff-on-drugs-put-patients-at-risk
WarriorGal
WarriorGal
"The latest drug use data from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, released in 2007, indicated that an average of 103,000 doctors, nurses, medical technicians and health care aides a year were abusing or dependent on illicit drugs. Various studies suggest the number could be far higher; an estimated one in 10 practitioners will fall into drug or alcohol abuse at some point in their lives, mirroring the general population."
WarriorGal
WarriorGal
Wow, wow and WOW!

"Only a sliver of the health care practitioners who use drugs get caught.....

"USA TODAY reviewed more than 200 state and federal prosecutions completed since 2008 for drug diversion by health care providers; just 15% involved practitioners stealing drugs for personal use. Most involved doctors, nurses and others who diverted on a large scale for profit, often using prescription scams."

They should be randomly drug tested and loose their license to practice if caught stealing any drugs...in addition to being charged for drug possession and attempt to sell or selling. Throw the book at them! They are violating a trust and risking many lives other than their own....in a multitude of ways.