Doctor uses marijuana for menstrual cramps loses medical license
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- In a state where marijuana is fully legal, a doctor uses marijuana tincture 3 times per month in evenings after work around time of her menses. She was working part time at a hospital. Was asked by hospital to work full time. She said okay.
They said, “You’ll have to do an employee physical and that will include a drug test.”
She said, “Just so you know I’m using marijuana tincture 3 times per month around my menses after work, never at work.”
They say no problem whatsoever. Just go do the test. Test comes back positive for THC.
Hospital lawyer is like ummm . . . “Just go get cleared by the PHP.”
She just sort of blindly submits (and this unfortunately happens all the time that people who have no knowledge of PHPs through no fault of their own they just don’t know anything about them). Then what happens is what happened to this woman. PHP says she’s got to go out of state for a 4-day evaluation at a cost of $6,000.
She says, “What? Wait a second.” Then (realizing she’ll lose her career if she refuses) agrees to go.
I read the records so this is not second hand. They did a hair sample which showed no THC (hair samples provide a 90-day window), diagnosed her with severe marijuana dependence, and said you need to stay here for 60 days at a cost of $60,000.”
She said, “I can’t do that. I’m the first person in my family who has gone to med school. I’m 3 years out of training. I can’t afford that.”
They said, “Isn’t your career worth it?”
She said, “I’m going to think about it.”
The second she started to walk away, that program called her PHP and said she was noncompliant. PHP called the board of medicine in her state and said she’s noncompliant. Board forced her to sign a “voluntary” agreement not to practice. She did that. She hasn’t worked as a doctor in the last 7 or 8 years.
Per J. Wesley Boyd, MD, PhD, Psychiatrist, Director of Education in the Center of Bioethics at Harvard Medical School.
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That’s wrong…it’s the same kind of problem that medical professionals with mental health problems face. Some are even sent to drug abuse programs when that’s not the problem. I’m a specialist in brain injury and a survivor of brain injury as well. I have worked with physicians and nurses who have been sent to drug “rehab” programs for brain injury symptoms even though their state board has been informed they had a brain injury and they tested clean. They couldn’t afford and shouldn’t have to go through this type of program for drug rehabilitation because it won’t fix brain injury. It just doesn’t make sense if they’re honest brokers. That’s the problem here…anyway, even with this situation, it’s so absurd. Hopefully, reclassifying marijuana will help somewhat. Who knows. I feel badly for this poor physician…hopefully she’s able to fight for justice for herself and others…
Thanks for your response and YES you are spot on! Forced physician drug rehab for physician whistleblowers (& others) who are competent & qualified great docs is clearly ABUSE. Please help us stop the corruption & emotional/financial extortion & destruction of our health professionals. Would you be willing to sign our petition? 💕🙏 to protect physician whistleblowers for patient safety: www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/520/246/875/
I would also LOVE (and be honored) to speak with you, Can you please contact me here? www.idealmedicalcare.org/contact/
@@PamelaWible I have a company that is focused on helping medical professionals that survive TBI…and figuring to protect them…as well as trying to educate the public at large on TBI…I may have a few docs and nurses and lawyers with brain injury who would be willing to…we have a board meeting on Monday…I’ll bring this up…I don’t know specifically what they think but some aren’t able to practice anymore because of disability and the assumption they can’t…I’m going to talk to our CMO, and see if she would sign and our CNO and a few of our docs and our two lawyers would. All of our people have brain injury (it’s a requirement of our company) so they’ve all experienced discrimination. I’m pretty sure you’ll have some others who’d support…