Diagnosing Cannabis Use Disorder: Updated
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 14, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians, PDF Articles, Programs | 1 |
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 15, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 2, 2015 | Addiction Clinicians, Thinking About Addiction | 2 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 21, 2014 | Programs, Public Policy | 3 |
by C. Scott McMillin | May 1, 2014 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 1 |
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by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 26, 2013 | Addiction Clinicians | 3 |
Really resistant clients are already planning to continue using alcohol or drugs throughout treatment, possibly in secret.
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The principle behind most ASAM-based systems is to treat clients at the “least restrictive” level at which they can benefit.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 18, 2013 | Addiction Clinicians, PDF Articles, Treatment | 4 |
By the time a client lands in treatment, it may be hard to tell whether their family relationships offer a potential asset or a problem set to address.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 11, 2013 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
It isn’t that big a challenge; you simply add a basic questionnaire on the subject to your intake paperwork.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 9, 2013 | Addiction Clinicians, PDF Articles | 1 |
With a little leverage and some understanding of effective therapeutic technique, you can increase the chances of successful outcomes with these clients.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 3, 2013 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 1 |
For the most part, if you are hoping that insurance, Medicare or Medicaid, or another third-party payor will help with–or pick up entirely–the costs of treatment, you’ll be running into ASAM criteria that control who gets what kind of treatment.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 21, 2012 | Addiction Clinicians | 1 |
We can’t always predict which problem will require attention first — or indeed, when opening a door in therapy will introduce a whole new set of emotional needs and issues.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 30, 2012 | Addiction, Public Health | 0 |
If we could reach them now, the process might well be interrupted. Preventing a host of more serious problems — some of them fatal to other people, or the user himself.
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Rapid severe weight loss combined with heavy drinking is a formula for lasting difficulties.
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A patient said he’d visited a local family clinic three times in the past year for drinking-related problems and the physician never once mentioned that he needed treatment.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 25, 2011 | Programs | 0 |
We keep running into situations where ASAM criteria don’t seem to apply.
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