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Seriously, how dumb, or perhaps desperate, would a medical professional have to be to undertake something like this?
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Once the patient gained insight, the theory went, the drive to abuse drugs or alcohol gradually disappears.
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Seriously, how dumb, or perhaps desperate, would a medical professional have to be to undertake something like this?
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 8, 2024 | 0 |
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Seriously, how dumb, or perhaps desperate, would a medical professional have to be to undertake something like this?
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 8, 2024 | 0 |
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ALD (alcohol-related liver disease) in the United States is projected to cost $355 billion in direct healthcare-related costs and $525 billion in lost labor and economic consumption.
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 2, 2023 | 0 |
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...a number of years ago, the Institute of Medicine set forth guidelines intended to reduce the influence of advertising on how physicians prescribed medications... to date, relatively few physicians have actually adopted those guidelines.
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 11, 2024 | 0 |
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"The thrill is gone," he griped. "We already won, man."
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It just makes sense for addiction treatment to include helpful information about cannabis dependence, especially if your patient census includes persons who are already enrolled in, or are considering enrolling in, medical marijuana programs.
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 18, 2024 | 0 |
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"The thrill is gone," he griped. "We already won, man."
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If I had to recommend something, it would be for schools and parents to grab onto those evidence-based approaches and make them integral to your school culture.
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Recovery isn't just about big, life-changing decisions. It's mostly in the myriad little choices we all make, every single day of our lives.
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 25, 2024 | 0 |
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They found no clear correlation between cannabis use and a lessening of opioid dependence.
by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 18, 2023 | 0 |
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We've known for several decades that regular exercise, even the mild sort, helps lessen symptoms of depression. It comes as no surprise that it may also help with CPS and the mood problems that accompany it.
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The term was invented in the 1930’s to describe someone prone to becoming psychotic or severely disturbed under stress, but who otherwise was capable of functioning normally.
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Most of the time, there’s an extended period in which the drinker is engaged in something called ‘comparing out’. That's when they're focused on what isn't wrong with their drinking, and ignoring or minimizing what is.
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We've known for several decades that regular exercise, even the mild sort, helps lessen symptoms of depression. It comes as no surprise that it may also help with CPS and the mood problems that accompany it.
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If 70% or more of a jail population has been identified as having a drug or alcohol problem – that does happen – then what you’re really operating is a treatment center that happens to have bars on the windows and guards at the entrance.
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In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
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In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
by Brad Reedy | Dec 10, 2018 | 0 |
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by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 14, 2016 | 1 |
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 14, 2014 | 0 |
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People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they've always created problems for a percentage of users.