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Still Counting Drinks, Eh?

by C. Scott McMillin | May 22, 2025 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

In practical terms, it's far more helpful for a working counselor to focus on the problems that result, directly or indirectly, from high-intensity drinking, than on the amounts themselves.

What Makes An Effective Therapist?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 18, 2022 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Is Treatment via Telehealth Effective?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 13, 2022 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
The Future of CUD? Part 2

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 17, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Exercises in Effective Listening

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 16, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Families | 0 |
Negotiating With Ourselves

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 12, 2019 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

The Motivated Reasoning Paradox

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 15, 2018 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

A better approach is to seek out the motivation behind the belief.

Cannabis Treatment

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 13, 2017 | Addictive Substances, Programs, Treatment | 0 |

…we should be looking at modifying our historical approach to the addicted cannabis client, away from emphasis on legal consequences and mandated compliance, and towards a more patient-centered model.

Don’t Forget Denial

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 20, 2017 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

It seems to me that it’s entirely possible for one person to be lying, ambivalent, and in denial at the same time.

Drug Testing

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 27, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians, Programs | 0 |

If you’re not careful, the whole thing turns into an endless game of cat-and-mouse, that leads nowhere.

Three Challenges

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 15, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |

Like a stroke patient who suddenly finds himself needing to relearn basic skills that were once automatic, it may require a level of personal commitment unseen for many years.