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In the absence of much factual information, wild theories have proliferated.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 19, 2024 | In the News | 0 |
In the absence of much factual information, wild theories have proliferated.
by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 11, 2024 | In the News | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 6, 2023 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 2, 2023 | Public Health | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 16, 2023 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 24, 2023 | Treatment | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 7, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
…the DEA tried to restrict kratom back in 2016 but the public outcry led them to rescind those restrictions.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jul 24, 2023 | In the News | 0 |
…it appears that chain pharmacists did in fact become concerned about the size or source of some of the opioid prescriptions written during this period. They reported it to their bosses at Corporate and were instructed to go ahead and fill the scripts anyway.
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 13, 2023 | Public Policy | 0 |
Because such approaches may not aim to get people off drugs – in some ways, it’s an acknowledgment that they probably won’t, regardless of our efforts – such programs can face opposition.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 27, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
The researchers were interested in whether receipt of such a letter would cause the physician to be more cautious in prescribing in future. The answer: It did.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 26, 2022 | Families | 0 |
People over 65 can be expected to be more vulnerable to the kind of problems that can accompany drug and alcohol use than younger folks.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 17, 2022 | Resources | 0 |
Of course, if we also counted the other ways that drinking can kill — via accidents (on the road, in the water, etc), suicides, falls, etc. — the 2020 total suddenly increases to 140,000 fatalities.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 13, 2022 | Addiction | 0 |
Hint: Just insisting that you’re not bluffing this time won’t convince that young man, or many others of his kind. He’ll need to be shown.
In an atmosphere such as this – already ‘spoiled’, we might say – any response must be carefully thought through and planned.
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.
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