Searching for a Substitute
If addiction really is a brain disorder based in complex adaptations to a substance, then who’s to say those adaptations won’t occur with a different drug?
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Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 30, 2017 | Addiction Clinicians, Addictive Substances, People in Recovery | 0 |
If addiction really is a brain disorder based in complex adaptations to a substance, then who’s to say those adaptations won’t occur with a different drug?
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 27, 2017 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 0 |
Not surprisingly, the vast majority of patients who drop out or otherwise leave maintenance programs return to heroin at rates of 80% or higher.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 23, 2017 | People in Recovery | 0 |
…struggles can actually serve as a disincentive to someone who knows you and is now beginning to peer uncertainly up their own long and bumpy road of life change.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 20, 2017 | Public Health, Public Policy | 0 |
But the repair isn’t cheap, and the outcomes require some patience. And that’s why efforts often fail. America gives up too early.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 16, 2017 | Public Health | 0 |
The issue isn’t about getting stoned. It’s about whether the product is actually benefiting the customer who purchased it.
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