Pittsfield doctor placed
on probation
Berkshire Medical chief of staff put
on probation
Updated: Monday, 12 Jan 2009, 8:33 PM EST
Published : Sunday, 11 Jan 2009, 8:27 PM EST
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - An admitted former drug-addicted doctor has been permitted to continue treating patients as chief of staff at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.
The Associated Press reports that Dr. Robert Wespiser started taking painkillers for a broken leg.
Wespiser allegedly admits being addicted to painkillers and writing fake prescriptions when his supply ran out.
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in medicine placed the Berkshire County doctor on probation for two years.
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