TipsPractical tips for excellent treatment & recovery programs

Everything from building safety to marketing to compliance to hospitality services to program development. Running a treatment or recovery program is a multi-tasking challenge for anyone. This blog features common-sense ‘protips’ based on more than 30 years of planning, starting, rescuing, and improving all kinds of addiction-related programs.

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Fundraising 101

October 3, 2019 by C. Scott McMillin

These volunteers work for the welfare of the community by supporting the important work of your organization.

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Bad Boards

September 19, 2019 by C. Scott McMillin

I ask myself if this Board, as presently constituted, is capable of taking the organization to that level of success.

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Evidence is Great, But…

May 6, 2019 by C. Scott McMillin

Research admittedly takes a long time, including the need for replication, and patients in clinical programs aren’t necessarily willing to wait.

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The End for Patient Brokers

November 5, 2018 by C. Scott McMillin

Several big insurance firms have already filed suit around overcharging and fraudulent billing.

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Medical Cannabis in Addiction Treatment

November 1, 2018 by C. Scott McMillin

The field is getting accustomed to patients arriving in addiction treatment complaining of problems with prescription opioids, stimulants, sedatives, etc, while actively enrolled in medical cannabis programs.

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Is Your Therapy Dull?

August 23, 2018 by C. Scott McMillin

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

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Recovery at Work

August 20, 2018 by C. Scott McMillin

Do what you promised, regardless of employee or the job they hold. Fairness is important, and fairness is a perception.

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Individualizing Treatment With Alternative Therapies

July 19, 2018 by Kimberly Hayes

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

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In Luxury’s Lap

March 12, 2018 by C. Scott McMillin

The goal is for patients to receive quality care regardless of where they happen to land in the treatment system.

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Gabapentin

January 8, 2018 by C. Scott McMillin

You might say the drug itself may not be that dangerous, except to our patients. 

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