Category: Resources About

One of the oldest diseases in the world, and we still don’t know as much as we should about its causes, effects, and how to treat it- much less cure it. What we do know, and what we’re learning, ends up here:

Resources About

Maradona’s Last Chance?

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 23, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |

His attending physician seems to have attempted to address alcoholism before, with little or no success. This may represent a last chance.

White Collar Addiction and Relapse

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 5, 2020 | People in Recovery, Recovery | 0 |
Heavy Drinking vs Alcoholism

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 29, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |
Cannabis as a Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 22, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |
Labeling Benzos

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 15, 2020 | Addictive Substances, Public Policy | 0 |
He’s Outta There…

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 12, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |

First Person: A Change Has Come

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 8, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |

Eventually their iron control failed and problems re-emerged, usually far worse than before.

First Person: Crash and Burn

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 1, 2020 | Families, Recovery | 0 |

I remember one expert’s claim that it wasn’t unusual for someone to require seven treatment episodes to establish a stable recovery.

Distorting Reality

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 28, 2020 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

I don’t know how many times over the years I’ve listened to family members cite evidence of a loved one’s alcohol problem only to hear many of the same events cited by the drinker to prove that he doesn’t.

Vaping Reaches the Big Time

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 24, 2020 | Addictive Substances, Resources | 0 |

Compared to a Marlboro, a Newport, or a Camel (the three most popular US brands), a vape pen may carry more nicotine to the lungs, with greater impact.

Psychedelics in Psychotherapy

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 17, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Addictive Substances | 0 |

If you’d paid thousands of dollars in order to travel to a foreign country for a last-ditch, Hail Mary-type grab at lasting relief, wouldn’t you really want it to work?

Excited Delirium? Ketamine on the Street

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 14, 2020 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

Excited delirium is a term widely recognized in emergency medicine yet somehow lacks a single accepted definition.

Really Hardcore

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 10, 2020 | Addiction, Public Health | 0 |

Anyway, it’s clear from this and a host of other examples that for some offenders at least, simple incarceration is never enough.

Pot is Hot

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 20, 2020 | Addictive Substances, Public Policy | 0 |

Our experience with drugs such as alcohol and tobacco suggests that rather than replacing the black market, the two could right go on operating alongside one another.