A Patch for Prevention?
I can imagine some users — not all, but more than a few — will make use of the patch to facilitate further unaccompanied fentanyl use, confident now that they won’t inadvertently overdose. And being surprised when they did.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 21, 2026 | In the News | 0 |
I can imagine some users — not all, but more than a few — will make use of the patch to facilitate further unaccompanied fentanyl use, confident now that they won’t inadvertently overdose. And being surprised when they did.
by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 14, 2026 | Treatment | 0 |
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by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 11, 2026 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
They must be getting some kind of reward, or they wouldn’t keep coming back. Perhaps it’s the placebo effect?
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…daily cannabis use may help with pain in the short term but make it worse in the long term by reducing tolerance to pain.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 23, 2026 | In the News | 0 |
…an estimated three out of four pot-positive DUI offenders were also positive for alcohol or other drugs when arrested.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 20, 2026 | Public Policy | 0 |
Apparently, some of the more level headed members of the medical community are already expressing concern about the possibility that, because of the aforementioned “national priorities”, psychedelics will avoid the usual scrutiny from experts.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 16, 2026 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
I know what the science says, and if asked, I can share that. But I don’t expect anyone to say, “whoa, I never knew! thank God you told me!”, and then immediately quit smoking pot.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 12, 2026 | Treatment | 0 |
Those humble antidepressants have their own advantages, of course. For one thing, they’re likely to be cheaper, more readily available.
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But were we looking at two different disorders on a parallel course through the generations? Or a single genetic vulnerability, expressing differently depending on one’s sex?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 17, 2025 | Addiction | 0 |
…a 24-fold increase in six short years. Almost all of it in the form of bets placed online. No casino, no off-track betting parlor required.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 3, 2025 | Public Health | 0 |
Drivers who test positive for THC are fond of arguing that the positive test was based on a joint they’d smoked a while ago – or even better, that somebody else in the car had been smoking.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 23, 2025 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
“The genetic analyses results (showed) that even small amounts of alcohol could increase dementia risk…”
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 20, 2025 | Public Health | 0 |
All this time and money spent on sophisticated technology and systems to track patterns in use, and scientists are still forced to rely on data that’s six months out of date?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 8, 2025 | Public Health | 0 |
Basically, it’s not the people who drink zero alcohol who get sick; it’s that people who are sick tend to give up alcohol.
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