by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.asam.org/advocacy/news/asam-advocacy-blog/2018/10/03/asam-applauds-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-opioid-package Comment; What they didn’t do is repeal the limits placed on buprenorphine prescribers. These limits are illogical! Why would you restrict the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.drugandalcoholdependence.com/article/S0376-8716(18)30649-5/fulltext Comment; It’s useful to have an idea of who won’t respond well to BZO’s so that other anti-seizure medications can be used to augment BZO treatment. Editorial Comments by W Haning MD...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://time.com/5413761/beautiful-boy-film/?xid=tcoshare Comment; It’s such a difficult disease to treat—so many times I thought a patient had no chance; “one foot in the grave, another on a banana peel”, then they’d come in for a routine visit and it was evident that...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.mndaily.com/article/2018/11/n-shedding-light-on-addiction-umn-students-grapple-with-limited-addiction-resources Comment; Lack of resources for recovery in colleges and universities is a problem that should be addressed. Young people, away from home for the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/As-deaths-rise-NY-lawmakers-push-for-addiction-13392779.php Comment; MAT should be mandatory in all penal facilities with referral to outpatient treatment settings on release. MAT is the gold standard of care. It works!...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Fulltext/2018/12000/Nonmedical_Use_of_Stimulants_Is_Associated_With.11.aspx Comments; It’s not surprising that this is the case. Stimulants are used to enhance sexual performance and experience & dis-inhibition...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1813961 Comment; Details the provisions of the SUPPORT act to provide coordinated care in a variety of ways to expand treatment options and provide financing to fight the war on drug abuse. Corey S. Davis, J.D., M.S.P.H....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2714389 Comment; Seems problematic. Strong anti-firearm bias in academia may be involved, phone surveys have accuracy problems, wording of questions not disclosed in abstract. Erin...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bustle.com/p/why-its-important-to-be-explicit-when-we-talk-about-substance-use-13091482?fbclid=IwAR2ZmSofmVBB91vxQ_IvRY1h_eHhRy9JmV9D-juhNrGKQ7kll0N46sa3F-w Comment; It’s essential to destigmatize this disease; “We’re only as sick as our...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2714693 Comment; Primary care does an inadequate job of screening for alcoholism which affects 6% patients, a relatively small amount. Pay adequately for this service! E. Jennifer Edelman, MD,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders is the Standard of Care Comment; This has been known for some time by those of us “in the trenches”, good to see official recognition finally occuring! Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/health/naloxone-expiration-date-potency-study/index.html Comment; Clearly we can save money and need more research on long-term stability of drugs, the process must be streamlined with the FDA too. By Naomi Thomas, CNN (CNN)Two common...
