C. Scott McMillin | Recovery SI

Augmented Emotion

The reporters’ anxiety amplifies the natural tension of a story, turning everything into a crisis.

Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 6, 2021 | In the News | 0 |

Now this really sounds like what we heard from Purdue Pharma in the early days of the Oxycontin epidemic.

Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 2, 2021 | Recovery | 0 |

Definitely not the mental state you want for making good decisions or solving problems.

Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 30, 2021 | Public Health | 0 |

By the way, if you were wondering whether the issue will be co-opted into the ongoing partisan political debate, the answer is: oh, hell yes.

Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 26, 2021 | Treatment | 0 |

Once the patient gained insight, the theory went, the drive to abuse drugs or alcohol gradually disappears.