Viewpoints: Ban on doctors at rehab sites outdated

Sacramento Bee

In an antiquated California regulation that needs to change, medical doctors are blocked from stepping foot inside alcohol and drug residential treatment facilities. The dangerous detoxification period prior to treatment can take place without any medical protocol. According to a recent report, "Rogue Rehabs," released by the California Senate last year, the failure to allow appropriate medical oversight of sick patients at some California treatment centers has resulted in deaths.

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