Anonymity — Out of Date?
...isn’t TikTok and influencer culture undeniably afflicted with far too much of,that same “ambition and illegitimate pride” that AA’s founders felt they must avoid?
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Alcohol may be the oldest. New ones are being invented every day. There are thousands, and keeping track of what they are and what they do isn’t easy.
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 25, 2025 | Recovery | 1 |
...isn’t TikTok and influencer culture undeniably afflicted with far too much of,that same “ambition and illegitimate pride” that AA’s founders felt they must avoid?
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 22, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 18, 2025 | Recovery | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 28, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 14, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 31, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 28, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
“…Patients who test negative, and their clinicians, may have a false sense of security about use of opioids…” Something that we know from long, long experience can be dangerous.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 21, 2025 | Treatment | 0 |
…the fastest growing drug of abuse in many areas is methamphetamine, a stimulant. Incentive programs for drug abuse patients first appeared in the treatment of stimulant disorders, and much of the evidence in support of the practice is based there.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 10, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
To date, we continue to lack a widely- used, effective roadside method for detecting cannabis impaired driving.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 3, 2025 | Treatment | 0 |
Many of the chronic pain patients I’ve run into suffer from both depression and anxiety, much of it related to their experience of pain.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 23, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
…ibogaine has been associated with “… serious adverse effects that can occur due to undiagnosed health conditions and/or concomitant use of other drugs.” As well as 33 recorded deaths.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 29, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
The NYT article did strike me as, well, a bit histrionic in tone, along the lines of the early media pieces about crack following the death of basketball star Len Bias.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 26, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
I can’t help thinking that unintentional ODs would be fairly common, since the recommended doses on the product label would be, well, unreliable.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 15, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
It’s easy to understand how primates and other animals discovered fermentation — it happens naturally when fruit is left to lay around.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 12, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
What is the psilocybin content of any particular dried mushroom? Does anybody know?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 8, 2025 | Addiction | 0 |
Incarceration alone is almost never very effective— in fact, drinking may well resume the day the offender is released.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 5, 2025 | Treatment | 0 |
…real progress has been made — especially with the most challenging population, the very chronic, relapsing, “street” drug user.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 1, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
That sounds expensive and time-consuming, which would make it less attractive to third-party payers such as insurance companies.
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