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First Person – Mystery Solved

by C. Scott McMillin | May 13, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |

I suppose he was happy for people to see him as pigheaded, since it covered up the real problem: His rapidly deteriorating cognitive function.

DUI During a Pandemic

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 14, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |
An Unwelcome Consequence

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 28, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |
Really Hardcore

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 10, 2020 | Addiction, Public Health | 0 |
Booze-Opioid Connection

by C. Scott McMillin | May 21, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |
Russian Revival

by C. Scott McMillin | May 18, 2020 | Public Health | 0 |

Is it Just Capitalism?

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 10, 2020 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

I think it was hard for most of us to accept that elements within business, industry, and even government were deliberately influencing Mike’s choice.

Prohibition Paradox

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 15, 2019 | Public Policy | 0 |

Alcohol still gets credit for close to 90,000 deaths every year– more than other drugs, even in the middle of an epidemic.

Secondhand Drinking

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 11, 2019 | Addiction, Public Health | 0 |

It can be flagrant or subtle, but damage it will be. Sadly, the drinker is usually the last one to become aware of it. In fact, many never do.

About Drinking and Smoking

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 20, 2018 | Prevention, Public Policy | 1 |

We will have to deal with electronic smoking, which has exploded among young people even as cigarette use has declined.

About Those Blackouts…

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 25, 2018 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

Of course, the drinker isn’t aware of having entered a blackout. Far as they’re concerned, things are proceeding as normal.

Alcohol Isn’t a Health Food

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 20, 2018 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

More likely the hope is to increase awareness of the risks, and encourage drinkers to limit consumption.

Who’s Looking Out for You?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 7, 2018 | Addictive Substances, Public Policy | 0 |

Sometimes powerful business leaders sound like drunk drivers or corner drug dealers. Rationalizing, externalizing, minimizing…

When Alcohol Pays for Research

by C. Scott McMillin | May 3, 2018 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

After all, you can’t afford to stop selling it. That’s not how you get promoted. What you need is science that seems to confirm your biases.

Forgotten But Not Gone: Other Highs

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 5, 2018 | Public Health | 0 |

There’s an ongoing search among users for ways to either improve the high (which escalating tolerance threatens to steal away) or suppress the withdrawal symptoms.