Pink Cocaine, it isn’t
When I've seen people attempt to explain their motives, they usually blame it on the trust they had in their source -- whoever gave or sold it to them at the time. That trust was misplaced, they complain.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Apr 15, 2024 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
When I've seen people attempt to explain their motives, they usually blame it on the trust they had in their source -- whoever gave or sold it to them at the time. That trust was misplaced, they complain.
by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 15, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 11, 2023 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
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by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 26, 2023 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
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Which brings us to the issue of Supervised Injection Sites (SIS). An outbreak such as the one in New York is the strongest argument for these centers.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 30, 2022 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
…one past error has been to overemphasize the more glamorous supply side interventions – interdiction and law enforcement – while paying much less attention to the demand side of the bargain.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 23, 2022 | Public Health | 0 |
P2P meth seemed to accelerate the curve of meth addiction, so that the user deteriorated far more quickly than in the past. And suffered worse consequences – in particular, a kind of extreme mental toxicity
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 14, 2022 | Treatment | 0 |
If Medicaid, for instance, expanded approval of naltrexone injections to include methamphetamine, that would make the combination more useful to addiction treatment.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 28, 2021 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Some genuinely bad news: a larger-than-usual share of the fakes are likely to exceed the two-milligram threshold for a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. As many as two in five, according to DEA.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Oct 21, 2021 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
Are users seeking out such ‘combo’ preparations because they want the extra kick from the interaction? To help overcome an elevated tolerance, perhaps.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 14, 2021 | Recovery | 0 |
She probably felt Adderall didn’t count because it was prescribed. A common mistake.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 15, 2021 | Addictive Substances, Public Policy | 0 |
They wanted the problem off the street and out of their neighborhoods, post-haste. “If they’re locked up, they can’t buy or sell drugs,” proclaimed an angry parent
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 15, 2021 | In the News | 0 |
It’s not one or the other, it’s about the synergy between them– toxic ideas, with a platform that allows them to spread.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | May 4, 2020 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
It’s crime of the sort you expect to find in a Quentin Tarantino movie but I’ve come to associate over the years with cocaine, crack, meth, and other stimulants.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 6, 2020 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
Reports claim the new, more potent meth on today’s streets leads to much higher rates of unintended overdose, including the fatal kind.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Aug 1, 2019 | Public Policy | 0 |
…the problems we decide not to deal with at present go on to undermine treatment for the rest.
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