Anesthesiologist Wins Disability Benefits for Opioid Addiction

Published January 21, 2013

Anesthesiologist wins disability benefits for opioid addiction

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A group insurer must provide long-term disability benefits for a hospital staff anesthesiologist addicted to an opioid pain medication commonly used in her anesthesia practice, a federal court ruled on Thursday. In the case of Julie Colby v. Union …
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Cocaine: The addiction that started as a jokePublish Date: Jan 21, 2013

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He is a drug addict currently recovering at Serenity Centre, a private residential rehabilitation centre offering treatment programmes for alcoholics and drug addicts. By the time he started secondary school, he was on his way to drug addiction. He …
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Disbarred Kane attorney ordered to get drug treatment

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As part of the plea, he was placed on 24 months of treatment alternative probation designed for defendants with substance abuse or mental health issues, ordered to serve 270 days in the Kane County Jail — although he received time-served credit to …
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