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Which brings us to the issue of Supervised Injection Sites (SIS). An outbreak such as the one in New York is the strongest argument for these centers.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 20, 2023 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
Which brings us to the issue of Supervised Injection Sites (SIS). An outbreak such as the one in New York is the strongest argument for these centers.
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 13, 2023 | Public Policy | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 27, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 26, 2022 | Families | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 17, 2022 | Resources | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 13, 2022 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 29, 2022 | Resources | 1 |
Some experts have predicted a fourth wave, featuring fentanyl in combination with other addictive drugs, such as methamphetamine, cocaine, and benzodiazepine sedatives.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Aug 1, 2022 | Addiction | 0 |
There’s a long history of people dying from the cocaine-opioid combo, commonly known as a ‘speedball’. The actor John Belushi is one. Philip Seymour Hoffman, River Phoenix are others. We could go on.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 4, 2022 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
“These (victims) just crumple and collapse. Frequently they don’t even inject the full syringe…”
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 21, 2022 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
But now, with the advent of fentanyl and the resulting cascade of fatalities, we need a way for users to protect themselves.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 17, 2022 | In the News | 0 |
In COVID terms, it’s as contagious as omicron, as fatal as delta. And targeted at the young, making use of their favorite platforms.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 6, 2022 | Addiction, Families, In the News | 0 |
Research into long-term recovery has been prominent in the past — why not revive it?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 4, 2021 | In the News | 0 |
Michael K. Williams’ death came years later, but was equally unglamorous. Unintentional, the result of a combination of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and p-fluorofentanyl, an analog most people have never heard of.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 27, 2021 | Public Health | 0 |
To the casual observer, drinking or drug use is a form of slow suicide.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Aug 30, 2021 | Public Health | 0 |
By the way, if you were wondering whether the issue will be co-opted into the ongoing partisan political debate, the answer is: oh, hell yes.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 14, 2021 | Recovery | 0 |
She probably felt Adderall didn’t count because it was prescribed. A common mistake.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 12, 2020 | In the News | 0 |
And like the opioid epidemic, the virus disproportionately harmed the disadvantaged and minorities among us.
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.
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