Tom Onen
The Independent
Psychiatrist struck off for overprescribing to addicts
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A Psychiatrist was struck off the medical register yesterday for prescribing “exceptionally large quantities” of controlled drugs to patients at his private addiction clinic.
In a damning ruling, the General Medical Committee said that Dr Tom Onen had shown a “reckless disregard” for the safety of his patients, two of whom died after receiving prescriptions at his south London surgery.
The GMC had been told that addicts from across the south of England travelled to the clinic to take advantage of the doctor’s lax prescription policy. The extent of his over- prescribing meant that junkies were able to sell excess drugs on the streets…
Excerpted from:Psychiatrist struck off for overprescribing to addicts
By Lorna Duckworth Social Affairs Correspondent
The Independent
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