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I think the questions should include... "Under the Influence while engaging with patients".
As long as they kept smoking on their personal time...I would have no issue.
I'm not sure I'd want a doctor on pot, even if it's prescribed. I would think of it like any medicine that carried obvious and serious side effects. I wouldn't want someone doped up on codeine if their job is a truckdriver.
But hey, that's me.
we cant know that
If you can't tell, you've been pretty sheltered from pot. :lol:
But we can't know if the doctor took a shot 5 minutes before seeing you either.
we cant know that
The thing is, casual marijuana use doesn't have "obvious and serious side effects." It doesn't impair you any worse than alcohol, and the effects of heavy long-term use are debatably less. I don't see any reason why, if you would go to a doc who drank once in a while, you wouldn't go to one who smoked weed once in a while.
we cant know that
Sure can't, which is why I discriminate along demonstrated ability. If a doc smokes every day at home, but is a fantastic doctor; I'd see him for sure. If a doc abstains from everything, but is a terrible doctor; I won't see him. My personal morality doesn't come into play in this instance; just performance.
but pot smoking may affect performance which is why we are discussing it now .
Alcohol is legal. I'm also not as convinced that long term, regular use of marihuana has zero effect on a person's thought process.
Then that deficient performance will manifest itself as poor performance and now you have a data point to go off of instead of supposition and assumption.
Legality is a pretty flimsy argument, frankly. And I didn't claim it doesn't -- but so does alcohol.
Really? Willingness to break the law does not raise concerns about judgment?
Well you may be ok with waiting until the doc has a giggle fit in the middle of your surgery, but if I would not knowingly take the chance on a pot-smoking doctor.
Unless it affects his performance on the job, why should I care what my doctor does in his spare time?
How could it affect his performance?
No it shouldn't. I would presume pretty much everyone would answer "no" to going to a doctor who they knew was under the influence.
Removable Mind said:I think the questions should include... "Under the Influence while engaging with patients".
As it is...there are probably a lot of doctors who use a vast number of drugs during the course of their practice, including alcohol. So my main concern is...are they using while practicing medicine during the course of their regular work day?
If so...then it's more than "regular use". It would be abusive use or dependent use.
Do I care if my doctor drinks the night before? No. Do I care if my doctor drinks so much that he has a hangover while seeing me? Yes.
With all due respect XF...I think that my full post would have added more clarity as to "under the influence" comment".
I said:
I use to smoke pot "REGULARLY" for a number of years. That sometime meant from the time I got up...till the time I went to bed. That often included my work hours and personal time. I'm not a doctor by the way. At any rate, that's my personal view of "REGULARLY".
BTW...it's been over 25 years since I smoked pot. But I don't see any problem with anybody, regardless of their profession, who indulges responsibly and not during times where it might impair his or her judgment that might result in the injury or death of themselves or others.
Really? Willingness to break the law does not raise concerns about judgment?
Can marijuana effect judgment? I'm told being high is better and safer than being hungover.
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