by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-07-alarming-trend-first-time-young-adults.html July 9, 2018, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston UTHealth’s Cheryl Perry, Ph.D., identifies alarming first-time smoking trend among young adults. Credit:...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31203-0/fulltext?code=lancet-site Carolyn M MazureEmail the author Carolyn M Mazure David A Fiellin An opioid crisis is raging in the USA, spreading across Canada, and there is increased opioid...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/07/16/eldred-decision-probation-drug-use closemore The state’s highest court on Monday ruled that judges may jail someone with an addiction who is on probation if that person does not remain drug-free. In a unanimous ruling, Supreme...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2687229 A Review Vilakshan Alambyan, MD1; Jonathan Pace, MD2; Benjamin Miller, MD3; et alMark...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/arts/television/recovery-boys-netflix.html By Michon Boston “Recovery Boys,” debuting Friday on Netflix, follows opioid addicts working through recovery at Jacob’s Ladder, a farm-based rehab in West Virginia.CreditNetflix By Michon...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180628171429.htm Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 88,000 people a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That total is higher than the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(18)30110-5/fulltext Gabrielle Campbell, PhDCorrespondence information about the author PhD Gabrielle CampbellEmail the author PhD Gabrielle Campbell , Wayne D Hall, PhD , Amy Peacock, PhD , Nicholas...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/25/health/buprenorphine-children-poison-control-calls-study/index.html?no-st=1530803115 By Maritza Moulite, CNN Photos: Opioids: Addictive painkillers Prescription and illegal opioids are commonly abused because they are so addictive....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Treatment_of_Kratom_Dependence_With.99458.aspx Buresh, Megan, MD Introduction: Use of the unregulated herbal supplement kratom is on the rise in the United States. We present a case series of 2...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.asam.org/resources/publications/asam-weekly/asam-weekly-editorial-comment William Haning MD Dr. Mark Gold, well-known, and author of a blog deserving the strongest endorsement (“Research You Can Use), referred an article from Lancet by Gabrielle Campbell...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1802741 Sarah E. Wakeman, M.D., and Michael L. Barnett, M.D. Audio Interview Interview with Dr. Brendan Saloner on increasing access to medication for treatment of opioid use disorder. (06:51)Download Despite widespread...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/06/25/a-caller-reflects-on-a-decade-long-struggle-with-substance-abuse closemore With John Harwood Toward the end of our show that looked at a Massachusetts court case that could change the landscape of the criminal justice system,...