C. Scott McMillin | Recovery SI

Engaging Engagement

Sending somebody to meetings without some prep work is like making a referral for therapy without bothering to find a therapist.

Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 25, 2013 | Addiction | 0 |

And there’s no reliable way to tell whether addictive personality traits represent a cause or a result of addiction.

Addiction has been described as a chronic problem that we’ve attempted to treat as an acute illness –a big reason for the revolving door of relapse.

Either way, it’s the drugs and alcohol that wind up killing the addict — not abstinence.

Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 15, 2013 | Addiction | 0 |

However necessary — and it is necessary — good acute care will never be enough to solve the problem of addictions.