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One County, Two Big Problems

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 24, 2025 | In the News | 0 |

It turns out that the local Mennonite community in Seminole has also been a regular stop on a drug smuggling route that runs from northern Mexico all the way to Canada. The smugglers: Yep, other Mennonites.

7 Trips to Rehab, Part One

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 14, 2024 | Treatment | 0 |
A Bad Mistake

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 18, 2024 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Underage

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 20, 2024 | Families | 0 |
Psychosis in the Age of Pot…

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 17, 2024 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Update on Genetics

by C. Scott McMillin | May 9, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |

Gas Station Heroin

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 18, 2024 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

Consumers may inadvertently find themselves addicted to tianeptine and should avoid all products containing tianeptine, especially those claiming to treat opioid use disorder.

Up Next — Nitazenes

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 8, 2024 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

And for nitazenes, ‘ultra potent’ likely translates to ten or more times as powerful as fentanyl. Many hundreds of times beyond morphine.

Be Careful Where You Work?

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 2, 2023 | Public Health | 0 |

CDC claims that 1 in 5 drug overdoses in 2020 – or 20% — involved people in those two sectors alone. Something to think about.

A Bewildering Mix

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 31, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

As many as fifty of these NPS designer drugs have been found to date. That sounds like a lot until we realize the potential for hundreds more to appear in future.

A Disturbing Trend in Prescribing

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 26, 2023 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

This in spite of the fact … that these drugs can and often do interact harmfully with one another. And regular users are at elevated risk for misuse, abuse, dependence, and/or addiction.

What color is your fentanyl?

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 13, 2023 | Addictive Substances, In the News | 0 |

The President went on to insist that Mexican-made fentanyl pills only came in blue–

Tranq’in

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 10, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

…since xylazine isn’t itself an opioid, the antagonist naloxone won’t reverse its effects. Even with prompt treatment, the user can still experience respiratory arrest.

Chasing the Rainbow (Fentanyl)

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 10, 2022 | In the News | 0 |

I think poisoned Halloween candy would be extremely unlikely but potentially devastating to whoever was unfortunate enough to be on the receiving end.

Truth Comes Out

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 28, 2019 | In the News | 0 |

Some people are surprised that someone could function at such a high level in public despite significant drug use, but that’s something addiction has been known for.