Cynical? Or Realistic?
The system here isn’t designed to help a sick addict get off (and stay off) alcohol and drugs. It’s designed to process people in accordance with the expectations of society.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
Josh Hamilton and Confidentiality Laws
Nobody should have known about this in the first place. Somebody broke Josh’s confidentiality, and sources within the team are a prime suspect.
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Pot and the NFL Draft
A key trait of the addict is a weird ability to function despite the presence of high concentrations of a drug.
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Pills, Pills, and More Pills
The increasing prevalence of polypharmacy is a concern due to the potential for adverse drug interactions but also because the use of multiple meds often results in a lower quality of life for the patient.
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XR-Naltrexone: Too Expensive to Help?
Naltrexone maintenance is a lot cheaper than prison. But it’s a lot more expensive than methadone maintenance, which dulls some of its luster.
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