by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/health/opioid-fda-pets-bn/index.html Comment; It’s a sad, sorry state of affairs when pet owners harm their pets to try to feed their addiction, something for prescribers to be vigilant about. It’s pretty sick that folks will hurt...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-28/more-americans-die-from-overdoses-and-suicide-than-diabetes Comment; Wow! Lethality of addiction & suicide (so often linked) is worse than diabetes?!? That’s amazing & terrifying! Michelle Cortez How...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k2562 Comment; Further evidence of the lethal nature of the disease of addiction and the need for an enlightened approach to this disease. Jessica Y Ho, assistant professor1, Arun S Hendi, assistant professor Abstract Objectives To...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/16/canada-starts-legal-marijuana-sales-but-shops-wont-open-time/1646140002/ Comment; This will be an interesting experiment. I’ll admit to being somewhat biased in my expectation for a less than favorable long-term...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/10/16/656900971/npr-poll-rural-americans-are-worried-about-addiction-and-jobs-but-remain-optimis Comment; An overview of what rural Americans think according to an NPR poll. It covers a lot more than just economy &...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.wthr.com/article/how-recognize-treat-video-game-addiction Comment; The definition of addiction; “continued use despite adverse consequences” can apply to so many different things! Play Video Video game addiction How Fortnite plays into gaming...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.clinicalpainadvisor.com/opioid-addiction/alcohol-use-disorder-opioid-use-disorder/article/804276/ Comment; Naltrexone is used to treat both alcohol & opioid use disorder. I didn’t see mention of buprenorphine on this population. I’d like...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-10-alcohol-related-liver-disease-patients.html Comment; It’s not to surprising that alcoholics need more care–be it from liver disease, falls, fractures or just age-related “wear and tear”. They tend to not...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Stigma Surrounds Addiction Treatment for Pregnant People in Indian Country Comment; It’s great that they’re taking a more proactive approach to this deadly disease. It’s a disease. Incarceration does not work for disease treatment! Normalize this...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.asam.org/about-us/about-asam/asam-in-the-news/asam-weekly-editorial-comment/2018/10/22/addiction-policy-and-unintended-consequences? Comment; Dr. Haning raises interesting points regarding roots of addiction, but if this were 100% accurate we should NOT...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2706175 Comment; Combustible and electronic tobacco and marijuana use frequently occurred in popular hip-hop music videos. This only seems to encourage such use & behavior; it’s not in...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://insiderlouisville.com/health/kim-moore-draws-on-her-history-of-addiction-and-substance-abuse-to-help-save-others/ By MICHAEL L. JONES | October 1, 2018 9:00 am Share this… Kim Moore celebrates her 20th anniversary of sobriety on Oct. 5....
