by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Case_Report___28_year_old_Woman_With_Opioid_Use.99425.aspx Comment; I’m all for getting innocent babies the protection that they need from their mothers in the throes of addiction Gray,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Comment; I’ll believe it when I see it! Banning Menthol Cigarettes is a great idea with a steep, long uphill battle As part of its campaign against flavored e-cigarettes and nicotine addiction, the Food and Drug Administration plans to seek a ban on sales of...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
The costs of heroin and naloxone: a tragic snapshot of the opioid crisis Comment; What a GREAT solution to the exorbitant cost of Naloxone! By MICHAEL HUFFORD and DONALD S. BURKE Lethally potent street drugs like heroin are increasingly affordable and available, while...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/10/24/657894138/knocking-on-doors-to-get-opioid-overdose-survivors-into-treatment Comment; Preacher, Paramedic & Plain-clothes cop, what a team! Follow-up the day after an OD is a great idea as well. Recognition...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/steve-carell-timothe-chalamet-true-story-family-struggling/story?id=58934190 Comment; Addiction IS a disease, there are other aspects of it, but it’s truly an illness. ByPAULA FARIS, CLAIRE PEDERSEN, AUDE SOICHET ALLIE YANG Nov 5,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2018/11/05/ohio-likely-consider-medical-marijuana-for-opioid-addiction/9mHiXxDZXrRWFALWpiPaHP/story.html Comment; I’ve been hearing for years patients telling me that pot helps keep the needle out of their arm. ...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/heroin-fentanyl-remain-among-nations-highest-drug-threats-federal-report-says Comment; Drug epidemic morphs in response to outside pressures, less home-cooked meth, more imported, less opioids, more stimulants-which are more...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2712359 Comment; In a decade and a half, pregnant women are smoking more pot (2.37%->3.85%), smoking more and drinking just a bit more. We need to do a better job of protecting our unborn!...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105172022.htm Comment; Fascinating, childhood trauma, genetic variations giving resistance to reward & risk, so many different factors that we’re discovering have an impact on the risk of addiction and mental health...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.asam.org/asamw-editorial-test/asam-weekly-editorial-comment/2018/11/12/asam-weekly-guest-column-nida-science-seeks-solutions-to-the-opioid-crisis Comment; Dr. Volkow has done a great job reviewing the multi-faceted approach the current administration is...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11-impact-opioid-epidemic-children-varies.html Comment; This data is at least 3 years old. Currently, it’s been documented that prescriptions have been replaced by heroin and other drugs obtained “on the street”. The “war on...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-set-to-approve-potent-opioid-for-market-despite-advisers-objections/2018/10/25/8e3619d4-d7c2-11e8-83a2-d1c3da28d6b6_story.html?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9jugES0FPIWOWJi0pyU_AKX5V0y8fpMWwHWLKQiHOU2j6Gvdix2l31GS50hcDuDcYJBHo...