by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(19)30132-1/fulltext Comment; There’s a fairly well-known saying in recovery circles that “teeth and taxes” are typically addressed the 3rd to 5th year of recovery. A little help may be a good thing to promote...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18101191 Comment; I’ve seen a lot of this in my practice–so much so that I won’t stop buprenorphine therapy for patients who smoke pot–but encourage non-mind-altering CBD use instead....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/05/21/addiction-used-someone-else-problem-doctors-graduating-today-are-eager-take/d0m2K7Kuj8amvuvN41dS0L/story.html Comment; It’s great that Massachusetts is taking this proactive approach; adding the required buprenorphine...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/05/opioid-epidemic-west-virginia-doctor/586036/ Comment; For years physicians were taught (falsely, due to Purdue’s deception) that opioids were safe for long term use. Now, guys like Lou Ortenzio, a great...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/apa.14799 Comment; Great premise for a study, and as expected, bullying is a big factor in use of children’s pain medications–even when the pain is not only physical–as an escape! Aim The aim of this...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(19)30277-X/fulltext Comment; Over 1.6 million suicide attempts by poisoning in children under 19 years of age, mostly female is way to much! So much pain in our society, we’ve gone so far astray of our moral &...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)32744-2/fulltext Comment; Alcohol is a big predictor for disease, communicable and other. Trauma also is linked epidemiologically to alcohol use. Alcohol is also a well-known but underappreciated...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Denver first in U.S. to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms Comment; These localities start with decriminalization, then “medically necessary” legalization, next comes “recreationally legal” with great tax income–only to be followed by...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/04/our-battle-against-the-opioid-epidemic-shouldnt-just-be-in-the-suburbs-among-the-wealthy-recovery-expert-says.html Comment; I’ve always thought of heroin as an inner city problem, for awhile it’s been in the suburbs but...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.laweekly.com/arts/we-rise-los-angeles-and-the-art-of-mental-health-10153022 Comment; Creative outreach has it’s place, good for them! SHANA NYS DAMBROT | MAY 15, 2019 | 7:00AM FacebookTwitteremailPrint Article Part massive...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://elifesciences.org/articles/41723 Comment; Interesting that alcohol affects different parts of the brain in men vs. in women! What are the long-term implications? Men and women may use alcohol to regulate emotions differently, with corresponding differences in...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740547219300376 Comment; Each week of taper is associated with a 7% reduction in adverse health effects; 14 weeks would be a logical framework for tapering–but disciplinary agencies leave us all in fear for our...
