What Is It About Abstinence?
I’ve watched perfectly intelligent individuals devote months or years or even a lifetime to attempts at a solution other than the obvious one – abstinence from the substances that plague them.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 18, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
I’ve watched perfectly intelligent individuals devote months or years or even a lifetime to attempts at a solution other than the obvious one – abstinence from the substances that plague them.
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 26, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 12, 2020 | Addiction | 1 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 5, 2019 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 24, 2018 | In the News | 1 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 16, 2018 | Addictive Substances | 1 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 12, 2017 | Families | 0 |
The addicted brain is unable to accurately evaluate the situation.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 26, 2016 | Addiction, Addictive Substances, Families | 0 |
This isn’t a problem a physician can deal with comfortably in the context of a 12-15 minute office visit.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 23, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians, Families, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
There’s a lag between the onset of an addictive disorder and arrival in treatment.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 26, 2016 | Families, People in Recovery | 0 |
He perceives it as gradual when in reality it’s progressing rather quickly.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 19, 2016 | Public Policy | 0 |
I’m always surprised when some pro athlete tests positive on the first day of training camp– what, he didn’t get the memo?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 14, 2015 | Recovery | 0 |
You understand, on an emotional level, that you’re not really alone, and that everyone isn’t looking down on you for being who you are.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 4, 2015 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 1 |
A key trait of the addict is a weird ability to function despite the presence of high concentrations of a drug.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 19, 2015 | Families | 0 |
The behaviors of alcoholics and addicts are so predictable because the disease follows a certain progression.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 23, 2014 | Families | 0 |
For many, only age and health issues, or an unanticipated dip in that protective tolerance, were enough to finally motivate them to seek help.
Read Moreby Ella Jameson | Aug 11, 2014 | Families | 1 |
It is vital that your teen feels able to talk to you about drugs; if they are using but are afraid of the consequences of telling you it will only lead to more deception.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 27, 2014 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians, Families | 0 |
In the early and middle stages of addiction, addicts may experience mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms without recognizing them.
Read Moreby D. Ryan Hooper | Nov 8, 2013 | Addiction, Families, People in Recovery, Treatment | 0 |
Ultimately, you are the only one that makes decisions about your life.
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