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Why Doctors Dislike SUDs

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 25, 2025 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

SUD treatment has always been burdened by social stigma. As one private practitioner put it: "look, nobody wants those people in their waiting room. They just make my other patients uncomfortable."

Self-Diagnosis

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 2, 2023 | Families | 0 |
Some Good Advice

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 24, 2022 | Recovery | 0 |
Lessons Learned– Again

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 13, 2022 | Addiction | 0 |
Hospital Consults — Are They Worth It?

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 28, 2022 | Addiction | 1 |
A Problem for Intervention

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 23, 2021 | Families | 0 |

Doctors and Alcohol Disorders

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 12, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |

Definite progress has been made, but there are still plenty of examples of people who fall through the cracks in the healthcare system.

Protected

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 19, 2020 | Families | 0 |

…the more hierarchical the workplace– military, police and fire departments, certain bureaucracies, for instance– the more likely it is that such behaviors will be protected.

Listen Up!

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 9, 2020 | Addiction Clinicians, Families | 0 |

Arguing activates people’s natural defenses and brings communication to a halt.

The Intervention Tipping Point

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 17, 2015 | Families | 0 |

The terms of agreement that emerge from an intervention must be the right terms, likely to result in success and amenable to all parties.

Shame

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 10, 2015 | Families | 0 |

In recovery, shame can be a motivator for change.

Why They Quit

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 30, 2014 | Families | 0 |

By the time the family gets around to taking action, conditions in the addict’s life have already reached the point where there’s a certain incentive to change.

Call the Intervention Pro?

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 21, 2014 | Families | 0 |

if some members of your team have become hesitant, mired in doubt, lost their motivation– then you want the professional with you.

Hospital Follies

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 10, 2014 | Public Health, Public Policy | 0 |

The notorious revolving door wasn’t entirely due to the patient’s desire to avoid change– the hospital couldn’t get them out the front door fast enough.