by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2715617 Comment; Improved survival with surgical approaches and referral to addiction treatment during the inpatient setting. Good to know Laura Rodger, MD1; Stephannie...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/wuso-adp112318.php Comment; Medicine’s future involves a better understanding of genetic risk and variability in a variety of applicable haplotypes CAPTIONAn international team of researchers has identified a gene that...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/rson-oga111418.php Comment; We don’t know if these changes in the prefrontal cortex are causal, association, or precursor for susceptibility; more to be revealed… CAPTIONImages show amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/11/20/18096123/opioid-epidemic-vermont-needle-exchange-buprenorphine Comment; I disagree with needle replacement programs; believe in 12 step programs, but admit that not everybody is ready to quit. By German...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/11/27/court-orders-essex-county-provide-methadone-inmate/iz5GxxfwgKPmi5CNWtNrnK/story.html?event=event25 Comments; This is a big advancement of rights for the incarcerated. I hope they also get Vivitrol on release from...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/2018/12000/Does_Maternal_Buprenorphine_Dose_Affect_Severity.5.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1wrQd8Z9wztT3bHlBfjplZPtpuEJ87wm9NeTMjkbvFey_kJTZ7Xc_JtOg Comments; Local to me, Methadone is still the drug of choice for...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://consumer.healthday.com/pregnancy-information-29/pregnancy-risks-news-546/meth-opioid-use-in-pregnancy-on-the-rise-740133.html Comment; Doubling of stimulant addiction, opioid use increasing 5-fold, increased risk of death to Mom’s using stimulants and...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://magazine.jhsph.edu/2018/rural-maryland-counties-communities-fight-back-against-opioid-crisis Comment; It’s great to see grassroots efforts so successful! By Brennen Jensen • Photos by Harry Giglio Some folks still call Kevin Simmers “Sarge”—a nod to his...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/directors-blog Comments; Dr. Koob raises good points. This is entirely preventable. Public awareness needs to be maintained at a heightened level. George F Koob, PhD NIAAA DirectoR September 26, 2018 Prenatal alcohol exposure can have...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.drugandalcoholdependence.com/article/S0376-8716(18)30724-5/abstract Comment; I see this in my practice. Folks get BUP “on the street” to avoid putting a needle in their arm. Am not convinced that this is such a bad thing! Abstract Background...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2708164/next-stage-buprenorphine-care-opioid-use-disorder Comment; This is a “teaser” from the Annals of Internal Medicine but no ready availability of information—just an attempt to sell more copies of their journal. Clickbait....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/2018/08/e-cigarettes-promote-smoking-progression-in-youth-depress-quitting-among-adults?utm_source=nnTwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=nf&utm_term=NPnp&utm_campaign=nn-NIDANotes Comments; Without...
