therapies and tools | Recovery SI

Pain Psychology

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 13, 2018 | Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 0 |

Perhaps more important, the patient could begin to resume a normal life.

Is Your Therapy Dull?

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 23, 2018 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |

“It’s too much like doing your taxes,” was her verdict. That’s probably the worst thing I’ve heard anyone say about psychotherapy.

Individualizing Treatment With Alternative Therapies

by Kimberly Hayes | Jul 19, 2018 | Programs | 1 |

Some approaches are better than others at helping an individual identify what works for them in understanding their disease and establishing a stable recovery.

Weird Science

by C. Scott McMillin | May 28, 2018 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

A new study may be exciting to read, but its credibility will ultimately depend on the accumulation of a body of evidence that confirms it.

Two Perspectives on Pain

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 22, 2018 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction | 0 |

We may be stuck relying on the soft stuff– therapy, support, behavior change, even spiritual growth– all those icky-squicky things that neuroscientists struggle to quantify.

Naltrexone versus Opioids

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 27, 2017 | Addictive Substances, Thinking About Addiction, Treatment | 0 |

Not surprisingly, the vast majority of patients who drop out or otherwise leave maintenance programs return to heroin at rates of 80% or higher.

Compliance via Incentives

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 15, 2017 | Programs | 0 |

An important step that programs often skip: the collection of baseline data. Improvements are often incremental, and if you don’t know exactly where you started, it’s easy to miss them.

Cannabis as an Opioid Addiction Treatment

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 29, 2016 | In the News, Treatment | 0 |

It usually comes back to the assumption that another problem ‘underlies’ addiction, and therefore will respond to treatment with the “right” drug, if we can figure out what it is.