ODs in NYC
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.
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by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 20, 2023 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
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.
by C. Scott McMillin | May 30, 2022 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | May 23, 2022 | Public Health | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 14, 2022 | Treatment | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 28, 2021 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 21, 2021 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
by 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.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 17, 2019 | Addictive Substances, Public Health | 0 |
The list of deaths from the practice is long and oddly prestigious, featuring celebs such as John Belushi and Chris Farley, among many others.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 22, 2018 | Public Policy | 0 |
…if the ground is now shifting to other drugs, then what are we doing in response to that?
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 24, 2018 | In the News | 1 |
Naturally, high-energy entrepreneurs are attracted to stimulants. At least until they begin to experience the toxicity associated with too much of a good thing.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 8, 2018 | Addictive Substances, Public Health | 0 |
Of course, if you work in addiction treatment, you probably see some of these same meds being abused by young adults, often beginning in college or grad school.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 5, 2018 | Public Health | 0 |
There’s an ongoing search among users for ways to either improve the high (which escalating tolerance threatens to steal away) or suppress the withdrawal symptoms.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 17, 2017 | In the News | 0 |
That’s not so different from any number of celebrities who’ve died of accidental overdose in the years since the War ended.
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