In the News: Opioid Windfall
It does seem ironic that the industry most responsible for the creation and continuation of our current opioid epidemic could also be the main beneficiary of this next wave of treatment funding.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 9, 2018 | In the News | 0 |
It does seem ironic that the industry most responsible for the creation and continuation of our current opioid epidemic could also be the main beneficiary of this next wave of treatment funding.
by C. Scott McMillin | May 7, 2018 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 22, 2018 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 30, 2017 | Addiction Clinicians, Addictive Substances, People in Recovery | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 27, 2017 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 26, 2017 | Programs, Treatment | 3 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 25, 2017 | In the News | 0 |
That’s why I’d welcome more research into the tapering process, with an eye to improving success rates.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 21, 2017 | Programs, Treatment | 0 |
Of course with additional treatment responsibilities, a counselor couldn’t be expected to manage a caseload of up to 75.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 6, 2017 | Public Policy, Treatment | 0 |
The benefits of the program are framed mostly in terms of harm reduction– what doesn’t happen.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 16, 2017 | Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 0 |
An answer such as vigorous exercise or meditation or going to a meeting will never be as universally attractive to someone a few weeks sober as “well, here, why don’t you toke this?”
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 22, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Would you respond to this information with a concerted effort at self-examination and profound behavior change?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 31, 2016 | Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 1 |
I’ve come to view it more as a tool for harm reduction than a path to long term recovery, with some notable exceptions.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 19, 2016 | Addiction, In the News, Treatment | 1 |
It may be that kratom is a drug that some can use without much difficulty, while for others, it becomes pathological.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Aug 8, 2016 | Public Health, Treatment | 0 |
So even if drug use decreases, and clients continue on methadone, they don’t necessarily make the other much-desired (by society) changes — such as giving up crime.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 21, 2016 | Addiction, Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
The flaw in this very late-stage view of addiction… is the suggestion that somehow, addiction is the patient’s fault. Avoidable if the patient simply followed directions.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 7, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians, Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 0 |
I’m sure some is used to suppress withdrawal, but if it’s possible to get high, then you have to figure people are doing that, too.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 2, 2016 | In the News | 0 |
A substantial number of patients will wind up taking these meds on a more or less permanent basis, so lifetime costs should be considered.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 30, 2016 | Public Policy | 0 |
We routinely received assurances from experts that abuse and addiction were not going to be a big problem once access to opioids had been greatly expanded.
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