Anonymity — Out of Date?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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SAMHSA defines it as “A process of change through which individuals improve their
health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.”
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 18, 2025 | Recovery | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 6, 2025 | Recovery | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 1, 2024 | Recovery | 0 |
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by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 25, 2024 | Recovery | 0 |
The reality is, there are significant barriers to overcome. One of the more common ones is that pesky internal debate over whether or not one is really, truly, addicted.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 14, 2024 | Recovery | 0 |
But if he feels he needs the medication to function normally, I see no reason for the rest of us to object. I mean, we don’t want to disincentivize someone’s recovery, do we?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 1, 2024 | Recovery | 0 |
The fact is, about a third of US adults don’t drink at all, or they drink so occasionally as to qualify as nondrinkers. I’ve noticed how difficult it can be for some patients in addiction treatment to believe that.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 7, 2023 | Recovery | 0 |
He continues to insist he was innocent, the victim of prejudice, treated unfairly because he is a fabulously wealthy person of Caucasian descent.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 23, 2023 | Recovery | 0 |
I’ve long thought that the models with the best chance of working in most communities are already widely available, backed by evidence as well as practical experience.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 5, 2023 | Recovery | 0 |
I’m never quite sure what sobriety means to a celebrity drug user – is it total abstinence from all drugs?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Aug 10, 2023 | Recovery | 0 |
Of course, now there are quite a few alternatives, secular in orientation. AA continues to have advantages for many recovering people — for one thing, it’s very available in most communities, and for another, it’s free.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 29, 2023 | Recovery | 0 |
It doesn’t much matter whether the primary addiction was to a depressant or a stimulant or some combination of both – sleep difficulties often persist well into recovery.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 16, 2023 | Recovery | 0 |
…nowadays Flavor Flav is repping the sober life. Calling on today’s rap artists to “do better when it comes to depicting drug use in their lyrics.”
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 19, 2023 | Recovery | 0 |
Maybe they just saw it as none of their damn business, so long as he showed up on time and didn’t embarrass them. It’s the sort of accommodation people make all the time in response to someone else’s excessive drinking in a social or work situation.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 29, 2022 | Recovery | 0 |
I’ve always been a bit nervous when I see somebody new in recovery get themselves deeply involved in one sort of crusade or another.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 24, 2022 | Recovery | 0 |
This woman’s in trouble. And on some level, I expect she knows it. But hasn’t yet mustered the courage to deal with it.
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