Narcan in Da House
Yes, some of the corporations who helped fuel the opioid overdose epidemic will now be able to profit from selling us an important part of the solution
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by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 18, 2023 | In the News | 0 |
Yes, some of the corporations who helped fuel the opioid overdose epidemic will now be able to profit from selling us an important part of the solution
by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 31, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 24, 2023 | Treatment | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 24, 2023 | In the News | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 17, 2023 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 27, 2023 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 23, 2023 | In the News | 0 |
Programs that treat people with significant addiction histories are always vulnerable to incidents such as this. It would be called a ‘sentinel event’, meaning one that resulted in death (or near-death).
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 | Dec 15, 2022 | Resources | 1 |
Where fentanyl is present, single doses of naloxone often prove inadequate.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 28, 2022 | Addictive Substances, In the News | 0 |
It appears that the presence of other drugs in the fentanyl and heroin currently flooding our streets has made naloxone, the opioid antagonist that is our primary weapon against OD fatalities, far less likely to be effective.
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 | Oct 3, 2022 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
“They just assume that adults will lie to them about such things. And that their peers won’t.”
Read Moreby 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 | Oct 28, 2021 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Some genuinely bad news: a larger-than-usual share of the fakes are likely to exceed the two-milligram threshold for a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. As many as two in five, according to DEA.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 7, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |
“Don’t worry, I’ll stop when I’m ready.” Somehow, that readiness never comes. Or perhaps it simply arrives too late.
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