OD Epidemic Nearing an End?
I couldn’t help noticing: The lack of references to the effectiveness of interdiction and law-enforcement.
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Epidemiology, mortality, prevention, public investment and costs vs. benefits. When it comes to public health, addiction ticks all the boxes.
by C. Scott McMillin | May 19, 2025 | Public Health | 0 |
I couldn’t help noticing: The lack of references to the effectiveness of interdiction and law-enforcement.
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 28, 2025 | In the News | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 14, 2025 | In the News | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 7, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 31, 2025 | Public Health | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 24, 2025 | In the News | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 17, 2025 | In the News | 0 |
Like most people who work with addictions, I’ve heard stories over the years, mostly from offenders themselves, about police officers accepting money to have DWI charges dropped.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 10, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |
As it turns out, most of the qualifying conditions weren’t well-supported by science. Then or now.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 24, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |
Perhaps society should focus on finding solutions that are demonstrably effective, instead of simply boosting the severity of punishment.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 20, 2025 | Addictive Substances, Public Policy | 0 |
…back in the USA– drug overdose deaths ‘involving’ cocaine have risen steadily over the past decade,
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 3, 2025 | In the News | 0 |
Here’s a test: Change the label to avoid any mention of THC content. Now, how many customers continue to seek out and purchase it?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 30, 2025 | Public Health | 0 |
(per the Surgeon General), “…alcohol directly contributes to 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 related deaths each year…”
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 23, 2025 | In the News | 0 |
If they showed the losers– vast hordes of them– it would almost certainly discourage people from placing a bet.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 9, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |
Big Tobacco, however, will not agree. They’ll put up the usual resistance, lobbying Congress, filing lawsuits, etc., and over the years, they’ve become quite good at it.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 6, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |
…the commercial gambling industry is dead-set against it. In fact, they’d like to eliminate the gambling tax altogether, on the grounds that it disadvantages them against illicit gambling operations.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 2, 2025 | In the News | 0 |
…it’s possible that one or more of the other major players in the region would attempt to take over.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 30, 2024 | In the News | 0 |
…drugs, being so ridiculously easy to conceal, are a perennial favorite for any sort of smuggling operation.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 26, 2024 | Public Policy | 0 |
Current best estimates are that only some 25 to 30 percent of us are capable of reading and understanding the content of the New York Times Science section.
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