San Antonio doctor charged with illegally prescribing opioids sent to rehab after hitting “rock bottom”
For months, things have been spiraling out of control for Paul Silva, a San Antonio internal medicineHe got hooked on the stimulant Ritalin and is accused of using heavier drugs. His marriage and finances are in shambles. He shuttered his practice without informing his patients.
The handcuffs on Silva’s wrists finally sent him the message he needs to get help, Silva’s lawyer, Daniel McCarthy, told U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry Bemporad on Wednesday during a bail and probable cause hearing. Texas Medical Board records show Silva graduated in 2006 from Ross University School of Medicine in Barbados. He did an internship at Harvard from 2006 to 2007, then did his residency until 2009.
“That business was shuttered in March of 2021, suddenly and without notice to the patients, without notice to the employees,” Leachman said.
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