by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/jan/Abstract/2018/10000/Youth_Substance_Use_Prevention_Using_Disciplinary.3.aspx Comment; Educating those at risk is always a good strategy, I doubt many young folks are going to attend 10 weekly hour long sessions without good...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/opioids/76669 Comment; The scourge continues, an incredibly expensive illness among those least able to pay for their care—while most likely to re-acquire the illness after “treatment” (that doesn’t include adequate...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/dental-painkillers-may-put-young-people-at-risk-of-opioid-addiction/2018/12/03/a3aa965a-f64e-11e8-8c9a-860ce2a8148f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a53ef2a528b6 Comment; Physicians have been blamed since...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Impact_of_Nicotine_and_Other_Stimulants_on_Sleep.99414.aspx Comments; Being a non-smoker, was surprised at size of nicotine impact on sleep Caviness, Celeste M., PhD; Anderson, Bradley J., PhD;...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181129162649.htm Comment; Karma at work. Mexican cartels have been pushing their poison over our border, now our border is about to become sealed as opioids become more available to Mexicans. Opioid use in Mexico has been...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.komu.com/news/new-guidelines-from-missouri-physicians-aim-to-slow-opioid-crisis Comment;Am all for guidelines, oppose restrictions; physicians need to be free to choose. Tuesday, December 04, 2018 2:51:00 PM CST in News By: Nikki Ogle, KOMU...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181127005457/en/ Comment; Having big insurance companies get involved may move things in the right direction;they have the resources and clout—cooperate or pay higher premiums! HARTFORD,Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/12/can-the-science-of-addiction-ease-compassion-fatigue-opinion.html Comment; Great illustration of the origin of addiction in the brain! By Jennifer Zampogna New estimates from the Centers for Disease Control indicate 74,000...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/utah-legalizes-medical-marijuana_us_5c0684b6e4b07aec5752a627 Comment; Comment; Utah has a lot of restrictions, I think they’re appropriate The Utah Medical Cannabis Act was signed into law after lawmakers changed a bill approved by...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/parenting/ct-fortnite-addiction-kids-video-game-rehab-20181203-story.html Comment; We’re all born with aGod-shaped hole in our soul, amazing the things we try to fill it with! Jef Feeley and Christopher Palmeri Debbie Vitany...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/recovery-to-relapse-one-womans-heartbreaking-struggle-to-overcome-addiction/25226711 Comments; Relapse is actually a diagnostic criterion for addiction! <!– /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:”Cambria...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.201800384 Comments; Talking about suicide does not increase risk, it decreases it! Victor Hong, M.D., Cynthia J. Ewell Foster, Ph.D., Christina S. Magness, L.M.S.W., Taylor C....