Kids Will Eat Weed
...it can certainly make a young child sick. In some cases, it may even trigger a seizure.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 10, 2022 | Addictive Substances, Families | 0 |
...it can certainly make a young child sick. In some cases, it may even trigger a seizure.
by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 3, 2022 | Programs | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 2, 2021 | Public Policy | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 11, 2021 | Public Policy | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 7, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 19, 2021 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 5, 2021 | In the News | 2 |
Our alternative is to increase and lengthen our sentences for people who have serious drinking problems, and so far the Legislature hasn’t been willing to do that, and I’m not sure society wants a person — even if they have their second or third DWI — to be put in prison for 25 years.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 21, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |
Even those who eventually return to jail or prison may well have made substantial tangible gains from participation in the program. I’m referring to productive employment, education, family stability and support, access to health care (including mental health), as well as significant reduction in criminal activity.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 26, 2021 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
…cannabis, particularly in the more potent forms that characterize contemporary use, does alter how people think and feel.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 1, 2021 | Public Policy | 0 |
But over the years, a pattern has emerged: an effort that begins as prevention or rehabilitation swings to the other side if the results don’t meet expectations, or don’t arrive quickly enough.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 8, 2021 | In the News | 0 |
I heard one man exclaim in a packed hospital waiting room. “It’s her damn job. She took an oath.” I was struck by his sense of entitlement. And I could envision how, enhanced by withdrawal and desperation, it could turn violent.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 22, 2021 | Public Policy | 0 |
We shouldn’t forget that one of the primary traits of the addicted person is referred to as “continued use despite adverse consequences”.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 28, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |
Every so often I’d run into family members who’d let the situation go in the belief that treatment was futile until the drinker themselves decided they ‘wanted’ to quit.
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Aug 27, 2020 | In the News, Public Health | 2 |
If you work in public health, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Now when people in need show up, whether it’s at the clinic, in the ER, or in the hospital, there are funds to help defray the cost.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Aug 13, 2020 | In the News, Public Policy | 0 |
How do you find room for new attitudes when the old ones are still omnipresent in the background?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Aug 10, 2020 | In the News, Public Policy | 0 |
Given that addiction by its nature puts many treatment clients into direct conflict with the law, I don’t see how we can afford to ignore these issues.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 30, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |
It’s always been fun for the public to speculate on what drove someone to literally disappear inside the bottle.
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