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Depression in a Pandemic

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 21, 2021 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

Depression, whatever the cause, doesn't respond well to willpower. No better, for that matter, than addiction does.

The Sociopath and Self-Disclosure

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 2, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
A Case of Anxiety

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

…the problems we decide not to deal with at present go on to undermine treatment for the rest.

Withdrawal Dilemma

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

The physician, meanwhile, depends on the information provided by medical science, usually in the form of materials from the pharma firm that markets the product.

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.