Pot in Rehab
I’ve never had much success explaining to a patient in the first 30 days of recovery that when Bobby smokes dope, it’s medicine, but when Liz lights up, it’s drug abuse.
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Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 10, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |
I’ve never had much success explaining to a patient in the first 30 days of recovery that when Bobby smokes dope, it’s medicine, but when Liz lights up, it’s drug abuse.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 7, 2016 | Public Policy | 0 |
It’s hard to accept that what began in an effort to help people in pain has turned into this unholy mess.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 3, 2016 | Thinking About Addiction | 1 |
As a rule, the more services that are provided through the program itself, rather than by referral out, the better the quality of case management, and the higher the rate of retention in treatment.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 31, 2016 | Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 1 |
I’ve come to view it more as a tool for harm reduction than a path to long term recovery, with some notable exceptions.
Read MorePosted by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 27, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians, Programs | 0 |
If you’re not careful, the whole thing turns into an endless game of cat-and-mouse, that leads nowhere.
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