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Different Disorders?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 2, 2020 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

Many of the differences in the experience of alcohol and heroin addiction are due to their respective status in the eyes of the law.

Movies About Alcoholism

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 12, 2019 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
Genetics of Heavy Drinking and Alcoholism

by C. Scott McMillin | May 2, 2019 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
Children of the Epidemic

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 14, 2019 | Addiction | 0 |
Professionals and Addiction

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 7, 2017 | Addiction, Families | 0 |
Pharmaceutical “Cures”

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 22, 2016 | Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 0 |

Profound Influence

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 8, 2016 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

Willing not only to think outside the box, but to stomp the box flat if need be.

Attorneys, Physicians, and Alcohol

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 8, 2016 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

I never saw much difference between a lawyer or a doctor bitching about his job in group, and the same behavior from a CPA or a techie or a long-distance trucker.

Requisition for an Alcoholism Cure

by Cecile | Feb 23, 2015 | Thinking About Addiction | 1 |

Please get back to us as soon as you’ve perfected this cure. We can promise you massive profits, guaranteed.

Why They Quit

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 30, 2014 | Families | 0 |

By the time the family gets around to taking action, conditions in the addict’s life have already reached the point where there’s a certain incentive to change.

The Struggle to Maintain

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 23, 2014 | Families | 0 |

For many, only age and health issues, or an unanticipated dip in that protective tolerance, were enough to finally motivate them to seek help.

Heavy Users

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 2, 2014 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

Some observers have criticized us for orienting treatment methods to more severe cases, but that’s predominantly who we see in many forms of treatment.

Genetic Marker for Alcoholism

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 28, 2014 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

There would presumably be a real advantage to a genetic profile that pinpointed those at special risk for alcoholism

Addiction Treatment via US Healthcare System: The Downside

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 4, 2014 | Public Policy, Treatment | 0 |

The reality is that if we’d had to rely solely on the healthcare system, a lot of people who are in recovery today would simply never have made it.

Alcoholism Medications– and Alcoholics

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 26, 2014 | Treatment | 0 |

An alcoholic can self-regulate consumption for periods given the support from a research project, but when that support ends, a return to previous behavior is likely.