by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/12/ohio-bill-aims-to-increase-in-network-care-for-mental-health-addiction-treatment.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=80556146&_hsenc=p2ANq...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.15288/jsad.2019.80.602 Comment; Male adolescents who do not effectively integrate risk-related signals are likely to engage in externalizing behaviors, which in turn are related to later alcohol use. Findings also suggest differential...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2757378 Comment; “Ambiguity tolerance” is the key to understand risk of opioid relapse–having a high tolerance for questionable outcome. OK. Sounds about right… Anna...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(19)31449-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2211124719314494%3Fshowall%3Dtrue Comment; Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylates Npas4 in Dopamine-1 receptor-Medium...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/add.14883 Comment; Increasing cannabis use is due to lowered risk perception of it’s use, folks are using more of it for this reason, but folks with depression are using more than those without depression. Lauren...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Opioid death rate in Orange County eclipses other Southern California counties Comment; Sad that the most effective treatment for opioid addiction is ignored by the very expensive private sector facilities in Orange County CA! Maybe more criminal than sad… Why...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2756260 Comment; Interesting that use of E-Cigarettes is linked with depression in adolescents. Buproprione would be a great double-duty drug for this group! Olufunmilayo H. Obisesan, MD,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2756113 Comment; Sadly, this is unsurprising. The need for MAT is certainly present in rural areas–some sources say more than urban areas. Big Pharma spends money more in urban than rural areas because...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/11/eaax9115 Comment; What amazing research! To discern at the Ångstrom level; 10X10-10 Meter level. Now we can map the delta δ opioid receptor active in pain relief, drug reward, inhibitory controls and learning processes....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178119315860?via%3Dihub Comment; PTSD & distress tolerance as well as coping mechanisms all go hand in hand, let’s define more about these relationships in this vulnerable population. Author links...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2019/12/05/opinion/new-tools-needed-fight-against-substance-use-disorder/ Comment; The Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) act is yet another battle on the war on drugs. Will it work? Time will tell. The better approach will be...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13162-w Comment; Maladaptive Reward Memory + Ketamine–> effectively reduced the reinforcing effects of alcohol and long-term drinking levels. This could have profound implications for treatment of long-term alcoholism!...
