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First Person – Mystery Solved

by C. Scott McMillin | May 13, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |

I suppose he was happy for people to see him as pigheaded, since it covered up the real problem: His rapidly deteriorating cognitive function.

A World of Recovery Podcasting

by C. Scott McMillin | May 6, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |
First Person – Ambivalence

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 25, 2021 | Addiction | 0 |
A Simple(?) Case of Drunk Driving…

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 18, 2021 | In the News | 0 |
Protected

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 19, 2020 | Families | 0 |
Heavy Drinking vs Alcoholism

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 29, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |

First Person: A Change Has Come

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 8, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |

Eventually their iron control failed and problems re-emerged, usually far worse than before.

Distorting Reality

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 28, 2020 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

I don’t know how many times over the years I’ve listened to family members cite evidence of a loved one’s alcohol problem only to hear many of the same events cited by the drinker to prove that he doesn’t.

The Defiant Ones

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 6, 2020 | Addiction, Families | 0 |

Daily life becomes a battle zone; the more folks press for change, the more the drinker retreats into isolation, aided by the bottle.

Glamour Grotesque

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 30, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |

It’s always been fun for the public to speculate on what drove someone to literally disappear inside the bottle.

David Crosby’s Genes

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 1, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |

Besides, it’s probably a vulnerability to addiction that’s in the genes, rather than the disease itself, and that crosses generations.

Is Cannabis Essential, Like Milk and Eggs?

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 6, 2020 | Addictive Substances | 0 |

Makes me wonder about the widespread practice of prescribing medical marijuana for mental health conditions such as PTSD.

Well-Defended

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 2, 2020 | Addiction | 0 |

It’s just our old friend motivated reasoning at work– our inclination to favor arguments that support what we want to believe over evidence to the contrary.