Sober-ish
Once the problems that initially motivated a commitment to abstinence have been resolved (or at least substantially reduced), whatever incentive they provided for remaining sober is largely gone.
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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:
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 28, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
Once the problems that initially motivated a commitment to abstinence have been resolved (or at least substantially reduced), whatever incentive they provided for remaining sober is largely gone.
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 25, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 24, 2024 | Addiction, Families | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 21, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 12, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
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by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 13, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
One of the tenets of gambling addiction is chasing losses… You add the warrior mentality to that, and you’ve basically got gambling addiction on steroids.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 6, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
…the brain that she’s relying on in her self-examination is the same brain that she readily acknowledges is heavily under the influence, pretty much all the time.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 27, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
Professional treatment is by definition time-limited; recovery is not. That journey doesn’t end. Peer-based support is often better able to meet future needs.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 9, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
Being at risk does not mean that at some point, all those folks will wind up needing treatment. The vast majority will not. Still, that elevated risk is important to those who will be.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 29, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 18, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
I’ve watched perfectly intelligent individuals devote months or years or even a lifetime to attempts at a solution other than the obvious one – abstinence from the substances that plague them.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 4, 2024 | Addiction, Public Health | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 25, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
I suppose none of her staff or colleagues thought of seeking professional help. An intervention, for instance. Or perhaps they considered it but decided it was not their place to interfere. Maybe they were scared of her reaction. People around the drinker often are.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 29, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
Understandably, there’s a real incentive for science or business to come up with an easier, softer alternative to actually giving up smoking, as opposed to the universally accepted method of well, simply stopping.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 22, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
That’s what I’d be interested in seeing. A rich industry sharing more of its wealth with the people who become its victims.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 15, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
“I guess that proves that no meth is still better for you than using less meth.”
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 4, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
In that environment, alcohol abuse, no matter how excessive, was somehow acceptable. Normalized is the word for it.
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