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Nurses Stealing Drugs

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 7, 2022 | Addiction, In the News | 0 |

NCSBN estimates that 10 to 20% of the profession will suffer from some type of substance use problem.

Maradona’s Last Chance?

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 23, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |
He’s Outta There…

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 12, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Treatment | 0 |
Health Care Conundrum

by C. Scott McMillin | May 11, 2020 | Public Policy | 0 |
Addiction and “Medicare for All”

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 18, 2019 | Public Policy | 0 |
Myth or Not?

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 19, 2018 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

When It’s Just Business

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 9, 2017 | Programs, Public Policy | 0 |

I know how often the quest for business success has in the past overtaken and even overwhelmed the quest to deliver good services.

Opioid Alternatives

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 16, 2017 | Public Policy | 0 |

The larger issue is that most drug pricing is still market-driven, or as my endocrinologist puts it, “they charge whatever they can get away with charging.”

Getting Drugs From Docs Part Two: The Targets

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 31, 2017 | Prevention | 0 |

There are just too many different forms of manipulation for any of us to be uniformly good at identifying them on the fly.

Pain Pill Cycle

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

Modern healthcare, for all its spectacular innovation, still lacks a genuinely safe, effective remedy for certain types of pain.

In the News: Keeping It Covered

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 20, 2017 | In the News, Public Policy, Treatment | 0 |

With the increased risk of overdose from fentanyl and other synthetics, the path to recovery may be even bumpier, in terms of repeat emergencies. The folks in the Business Office would rather avoid that.

Stigma Behind the Stethoscope

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 13, 2017 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

There’s no shortage of stories among nurses and doctors about a friend or family member who went through treatment and relapsed, perhaps many times.

In the News: The Human Element

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 30, 2017 | Addiction Clinicians, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

A doc who’s watching the clock is far less likely to expend valuable time chatting with a patient.

In the News: Anatomy of a Scam

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 16, 2017 | Addictive Substances, In the News | 0 |

Medicare spending on compounded topical drugs has surged 3400% since 2006.

In the News: Medical Cannabis in PA

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 1, 2016 | In the News, Public Policy | 0 |

As has been the case in many states that have gone this route, it was the impassioned pleas of patients and family members that played a deciding role.