This increase in addicted doctors parallels an overall rise in the number of physicians in the state. The number of licensed physicians in Idaho has increased by over 30 percent in the past ten years. However, experts fear that a growing proportion of doctor's and physician's assistants may be succumbing to substance abuse due to increasing professional pressures from insurers, from the government, and even from patients. (Source: www.tmcnet.com)
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