by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.behavioral.net/article/marketing/facebook-require-treatment-centers-obtain-legitscript-certification Tom Valentino Facebook on Thursday announced that, effective immediately, it will require addiction treatment centers to obtain certification from...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Naloxone: How Overdose-Reversing Drug Saved Demi Lovato, Thousands More Demi Lovato relapsed on opioids and could have died had she not been administered the life-saving drug — so why is it controversial? ANNAMARYA SCACCIA Narcan nasal spray, a form of the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Margot Sanger-Katz Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 Americans last year, a record number that reflects a rise of around 10 percent, according to new preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control. The death toll is higher than the peak yearly death...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08897077.2018.1488335 Cynthia J. PriceDepartment of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle WA USACorrespondencecynthiap@uw.edu , PhD, Elaine A. Thompson , PhD, Sheila E. Crowell ,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809093453.htm Source:Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Summary:Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by alcohol consumption, according to new research....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://whyy.org/articles/dont-call-people-addicts-penn-researchers-say/ Joel Wolfram Sanitation workers clear away mounds of garbage from a heroin encampment at Lehigh and Kensington avenues. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Addiction researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2018/08/06/drug-treatment-nj-jails-helps-break-cycle-crime-and-addiction/913078002/ Lindy Washburn A vice principal at Paterson’s JFK was reassigned after a student complained that he “kicked” her bag. Video is...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.startribune.com/eager-to-quit-opioids-but-unable-to-get-meds/490116791/ By Glenn Howatt Despite Minnesota’s professed commitment to battling opioid abuse, the state’s own health insurance program for the poor is among the biggest barriers in getting...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/01/mass-opioid-bill-includes-help-for-pain-patients/ha2tGqmRLfPCTkvBgGFQaM/story.html By Felice J. Freyer CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF/FILE Buprenorphine, also known as suboxone, can be used to treat addiction. By Felice J....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6730a2.htm?s_cid=mm6730a2_w Tharwat El Zahran, MD1,2; Joshua Schier, MD1,2; Emily Glidden, MPH1; Stephanie Kieszak, MPH1; Royal Law, PhD1; Edward Bottei, MD3; Cynthia Aaron, MD4; Andrew King, MD4; Arthur Chang, MD1 Top...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Fulltext/2018/08000/Does_Cannabis_Use_Influence_Opioid_Outcomes_and.11.aspx Bagra, Igam, MD; Krishnan, Vijay, MD; Rao, Ravindra, MD; Agrawal, Alok, MD Objectives: Use of various psychoactive substances can influence...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.asam.org/resources/publications/asam-weekly/asam-weekly-editorial-comment W. Haning MD A recent article by Zsuzsa Kalo and Associates in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction* examines the experience of using cannabinoids expressed...
