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First Person Hard Charger

by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 5, 2020 | Bookshelf | 0 |

In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.

Different Disorders?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 2, 2020 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
About Those Blackouts…

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 25, 2018 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Social Drinking? Problem Drinking?

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 11, 2018 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
Is Relapse a Crime?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 28, 2018 | Addiction, Public Policy | 0 |
Functioning on Heroin?

by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 16, 2018 | Addictive Substances | 1 |

Addictive Delusions

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 21, 2017 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

A reasonably good rule of thumb for differentiating results of substance addiction from other illnesses: When the substance use stops for an extended period, the symptoms improve dramatically or go away entirely.

Cross-Addiction

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 18, 2016 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 1 |

Newcomers had a tendency to focus their attention on the drug that brought them to treatment, ignoring others they happened to have been using.

What is a Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD)?

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 30, 2016 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

Perhaps 20% of users will experience withdrawal– evidence of their dependence on the drug– regardless of whether they have other symptoms.

Spontaneous Remission?

by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 27, 2014 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

The experience of addiction routinely includes periods of reduced substance use, or abstinence.

The Struggle to Maintain

by 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.

Do You Know What (Drugs) Your Kids Are Doing?

by 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.

DSM-5 versus DSM-IV

by C. Scott McMillin | May 1, 2014 | Addiction, Addiction Clinicians | 1 |

Craving has finally been added to the symptom list. I was never entirely clear on why it wasn’t included in DSM-IV, since there’s an impressive body of research on craving measurement.