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Really Hardcore

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 10, 2020 | Addiction, Public Health | 0 |

Anyway, it’s clear from this and a host of other examples that for some offenders at least, simple incarceration is never enough.

Medicaid Expands – Finally

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 27, 2020 | In the News, Public Health | 2 |
Police Story, Part Two

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 13, 2020 | In the News, Public Policy | 0 |
Police Story, Part One

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 10, 2020 | In the News, Public Policy | 0 |
Glamour Grotesque

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 30, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |
Another “Resurgence”

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 13, 2020 | Public Health | 0 |

Crack Mad

by C. Scott McMillin | May 4, 2020 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

It’s crime of the sort you expect to find in a Quentin Tarantino movie but I’ve come to associate over the years with cocaine, crack, meth, and other stimulants.

Driver’s Ed

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 24, 2020 | In the News | 0 |

Of course, people who work in treatment know that there’s already solid base of regular users, millions of them, including daily smokers.

A Case of Drunk Driving

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 20, 2020 | Public Policy | 0 |

I hate to see drunk driving convictions overturned for procedural errors, because I suspect that eventually, those fatality stats will reverse course and begin to climb again.

Who’s Raising the Kids?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 13, 2020 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

“It’s still about pre-natal care,” I recall one (nurse) explaining.

Elder and Addicted

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 23, 2019 | Treatment | 0 |

For many people, however, including helping professionals, it’s tempting to just give up

Drugstore Cowboy

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 31, 2019 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

As soon as they were feeling better, the guys would gather in the lounge to swap stories of high-level burglaries and shoplifting expeditions on a grand scale.

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.

Coercion in Massachusetts

by C. Scott McMillin | May 20, 2019 | Public Policy, Treatment | 0 |

I compare it to finding someone lying on the sidewalk, helping them up, brushing them off, and pushing them down again.

Cruising With Cannabis

by C. Scott McMillin | May 16, 2019 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

There’s not a lot of disagreement about the potential for cannabis intoxication to impair driving performance, though without an accepted standard and a reliable roadside test, it’s not of much value in a courtroom.