Two Dover-Foxcroft physicians stopped practicing medicine in Maine this week as a result of actions taken by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine.

Dr. Andrew J. Fletcher had his medical license revoked after an adjudicatory hearing Tuesday. At that hearing, the board found that the family practitioner had engaged in unprofessional conduct and habitual substance abuse and had violated the terms of a previous consent agreement.

According to a report from the licensing board, Fletcher was disciplined in 2004 for substance abuse and agreed to undergo monitoring, including regular urine testing, for five years. In April of this year, the board received information that Fletcher’s urine had tested positive, a violation of the earlier agreement.

Fletcher’s loss of licensure is effective immediately and means he may no longer practice in Maine. He may reapply in October 2007, but must show evidence that he has remained substance-free and submit an acceptable long-term substance abuse treatment plan.

Fletcher graduated in 2001 from the University of Massachusetts in Worcester. Board records show his initial date of licensure in Maine as Nov. 10, 2004.

Dr. Robert Andrews voluntarily surrendered his license on Tuesday. Andrews was under investigation by the board for his prescribing practices, including allegations that he has prescribed for household members, a possible violation of medical ethics and board guidelines. The board is also investigating Andrews’ medical records documentation.

Andrews, who specializes in radiology and nuclear medicine, graduated in 1963 from Tufts University School of Medicine and was first licensed to practice in Maine in 1964.

Neither physician could be reached for comment on Friday.