America’s Drug Epidemic History

November 20, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

But the repair isn’t cheap, and the outcomes require some patience. And that’s why efforts often fail. America gives up too early. 

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Why We Don’t Learn From Experience

November 2, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

It reminds me of the addicts who convince themselves that somehow, despite all the pain of the past, this time things will be different.

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A “Plan” Isn’t Enough

October 12, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

So if… the real problem at this late stage isn’t the lack of a plan but the absence of motivation to implement it– then what’s in the way?

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Notes From the Epidemic

August 14, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

We should anticipate that many patients with opioid disorders will also be in treatment for some chronic medical disorder.

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In the News: The Opioid Commission Speaks

August 2, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

There’s a civil rights issue: Over time, suspension of those rights can (and often does) become the new normal.

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Another Turn of the Cycle

July 24, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

Of course, we still lose several hundred thousand people annually. But that’s actually progress.

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In the News: Painkiller Control

July 3, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

We were warned about such risks, but went ahead anyway.

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Birth of an Epidemic

June 19, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

We don’t have the option of simply forgoing the use of opioids in medicine because, frankly, we don’t have a viable alternative.

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“It’s Baa-ack…” (Cocaine)

March 23, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

There’s long been evidence of a reciprocal relationship between cocaine and heroin use.

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In the News: Epidemic Update

March 6, 2017 by C. Scott McMillin

America consumes the vast majority of the world’s opioids.

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