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MDs Confronting SUDs

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 31, 2022 | Addiction | 0 |

I imagine it takes a special kind of practitioner to push aside the barriers in the system to get to the SUD that lies underneath, even when he or she knows it’s there.

A Problem in Prescribing?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 28, 2022 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
Hospital Consults — Are They Worth It?

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 28, 2022 | Addiction | 1 |
Self-Disclosing

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 16, 2021 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Doctors and Alcohol Disorders

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

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 8, 2021 | In the News | 0 |

The Pill Pusher’s Tale

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 10, 2020 | Public Policy | 0 |

Smaller government is not always better government. It shouldn’t take a major health crisis to remind us.

Maradona’s Last Chance?

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 23, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |

His attending physician seems to have attempted to address alcoholism before, with little or no success. This may represent a last chance.

Medical Relapse Trap

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 11, 2020 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

That is not the doc’s fault, and frankly, it isn’t really James’, either. It’s what happens where addiction rules. If not at that moment, then the next.

Opioid Evangelism

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 29, 2018 | Prevention, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

It’s these outdated attitudes towards addictions that enable the healthcare professional to ignore important information provided by the patient.

In the News: Pain Pill Busts

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 19, 2018 | In the News | 0 |

Think physician practices and pharmacies and specialty clinics who began with a lucrative sideline that may now be their main source of revenue.

The Pain Patients’ Dilemma

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 18, 2018 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 1 |

In the past, we’ve flung opioids at the problem, and haven’t developed alternatives.

In the News: Update on Prince

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 30, 2018 | In the News | 2 |

The real solution would have been for Prince to have received treatment for his drug problem, which by this time was a far bigger issue than his somatic pain.

Myth or Not?

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 19, 2018 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

Too many doctors worry about “those people” showing up in the waiting room. They don’t particularly want to be known as a resource for the addicted.

Opioid Vulnerability

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 5, 2017 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

There’s no blood test, no scan to aid diagnosis. Knowing intellectually that one in ten will succumb is very little help; it has no practical value in terms of predicting an individual outcome.