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“Although addiction affects the brain in the same way whether you’re a neurosurgeon or a longshoreman, physicians face some unique issues,” says Omar Manejwala, M.D., medical director at Hazelden in Center City.
“First and foremost, it’s really, really hard for people who spend their lives treating patients to themselves be patients,” he says. “When you remove alcohol or the drug, the individual can often feel a tremendous sense of shame,” he says.
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