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A Case of Anxiety

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 27, 2020 | Recovery | 0 |

She began to recognize how vulnerable everyone was to something about which so little was understood.

Higher and Higher

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 4, 2020 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Rock n’ Roll Will Never Die

by C. Scott McMillin | May 14, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Is Cannabis Essential, Like Milk and Eggs?

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 6, 2020 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Drugs and the Homeless

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 1, 2019 | Public Policy | 0 |
Withdrawal Dilemma

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 20, 2019 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

Opioid Disorders and Depression

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 11, 2019 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

The increased incidence of depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric symptoms linked to OUD may also help to account for high rates of relapse among patients, post-treatment, versus other substance disorders.

Trauma and Memory

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 8, 2018 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

In fact, it’s often difficult to convince the trauma patient to seek treatment, in part because of fear of having to re-experience the event.

Tapering off Anti-Depressants

by C. Scott McMillin | May 14, 2018 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

In the absence of complaints, the prescriber can be tempted to assume things are going well, when in fact they aren’t.

Addictive Delusions

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 21, 2017 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

A reasonably good rule of thumb for differentiating results of substance addiction from other illnesses: When the substance use stops for an extended period, the symptoms improve dramatically or go away entirely.

Depression Update

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 7, 2017 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |

Patients with severe substance disorders may experience depression as a result of the cumulative effects of their substance use.

Opioids and Mental Health Diagnoses

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 3, 2017 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

This goes back to a problem in assessing pain. There’s no physical test for what is essentially a subjective experience.

Cannabis as an Opioid Addiction Treatment

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 29, 2016 | In the News, Treatment | 0 |

It usually comes back to the assumption that another problem ‘underlies’ addiction, and therefore will respond to treatment with the “right” drug, if we can figure out what it is.