Are doctors and illicit drugs an innately dangerous mix? This GP says no

Professor Moira Sim treated a patient who used heroin once a year. She says people can use drugs 'in a controlled way’.
Professor Moira Sim.

Should regularly using illicit drugs away from work automatically disqualify you from practising medicine?

Some argue that doctors using recreational drugs hurts the medical profession’s reputation, reflects poorly on their risk analysis and will affect their work eventually.