We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. ~Bryan White
According to the Los Angeles Times, physicians, nurses, dentists and other professionals in California with addictions will now be subject to more drug tests. Any restrictions to their licenses will be listed on public websites. The state of California will impose tough new standards on drug-abusing health professionals, strictly monitoring those in treatment and immediately removing from practice anyone who relapses. The new rules will require health professionals in state-run recovery programs to take at least 104 drug tests in their first year – more than double any current requirement. After a single positive result, these workers will be automatically pulled from practice temporarily.