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A young doctor has been struck off the medical register for six months after he admitted last year to the possession of heroin and cannabis.
For the next five years, the doctor, Richard Coleiro, will also have to submit quarterly certificates from two doctors specialised in the field declaring he is free of substance abuse.
The Medical Council yesterday found Dr Coleiro guilty of bad professional and ethical behaviour. At the time, the Luqa doctor was a senior house officer at Mount Carmel Hospital.
The case goes back to last June when Dr Coleiro was conditionally discharged for three months after admitting to heroin and cannabis possession. The court said Dr Coleiro collaborated with the police. The council was informed of the case last October and embarked on an inquiry a month later.
The doctor appeared before the council in February and his lawyer, Emanuel Mallia, said Dr Coleiro had overcome his problem - which was a sporadic one. The doctor does not have a criminal record and has the support of his family and girlfriend.
Although Dr Coleiro did not undergo a rehabilitation programme, he sought individual help.
The council also received medical certificates from two doctors who said Dr Coleiro was free of drug use.
The Medical Council, presided over by Judge Albert Manché, expressed its belief that Dr Coleiro should be given the opportunity to start practising his profession again while ensuring that his patients are protected.
In a separate ruling, the council cautioned another doctor for not taking all the necessary precautions before issuing two medical certificates to a 14-year-old girl who visited him unaccompanied by her parents.
The teenager, from Pietà, then used the certificates to play truant from school. It was the youngster’s mother who complained after discovering that her daughter was not attending school, although she had been accompanied there every day. The doctor, Adrian Vassallo, had pleaded not guilty.

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Sometimes it’s good for some of us to take a step back and take a look at our lives. There are many people out there who believe they are constantly victimized. Mainly because they didn’t get a raise they thought they deserved or because their girlfriend of 2 months decided to move on.We live in what is known as a “Victim Nation”. Where our day is completely ruined because we had to work overtime, got stuck in traffic, or because our favorite sports team lost. We sit around, we pout, and we feel sorry for ourselves, all while trying to seek pity from our peers.
But honestly, what did you and I ever endure to deserve any true pity? If you are reading this, you live a very luxiorous life. You have a computer, you have internet service and unless you live in a public library, you have a roof over your head. If you have a roof over your head, chances are, you have belongings, belongings that may mean something to you, and only you. And if you have belongings, chances are, you are able to afford food and water.
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