Crystal Ball: Cannabis Use Disorder

June 23, 2016 by C. Scott McMillin

There’s a lag between the onset of an addictive disorder and arrival in treatment.

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Five Natural Stress-Busters for Recovery

June 13, 2016 by Helen Graham

Clear thinking will help you make the best and healthiest choices while you build your recovery.

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A ‘Secret’ Life

May 26, 2016 by C. Scott McMillin

He perceives it as gradual when in reality it’s progressing rather quickly.

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What My Treatment Center Did Right

May 5, 2016 by Nadia Sheikh

Treatment is a formative time for a recovering addict—the ideas that seem to save us end up staying with us.

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Hackmail! Protect Your Patient Data

April 18, 2016 by C. Scott McMillin

Once in the system, a hacker can easily move from one area to another– accessing PHI on many other patients.

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Drug Seeking in the ER

April 4, 2016 by C. Scott McMillin

It becomes easier to dash off a prescription for Oxy than to argue with a determined patient.

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Medication Assisted Treatment

March 24, 2016 by C. Scott McMillin

In terms of a comfortable detox, Suboxone was a success. In terms of a return to opiate use, it was a failure.

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Fault and Blame

March 7, 2016 by C. Scott McMillin

Rehab isn’t intended to effect a cure for someone’s addiction. We don’t have a cure for anybody’s addiction.

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It’s Cheaper, But is it Better?

January 25, 2016 by C. Scott McMillin

A former national insurance exec observed that when you work in healthcare management, most of your day is spent looking at columns of numbers.

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Social Media and Recovery

January 21, 2016 by C. Scott McMillin

In other words, they may also be engaged in professional treatment, attending live support groups, seeking medical or mental health care, or some combination of the above.

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