by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/post-nation/wp/2018/04/10/study-despite-decline-in-prescriptions-opioid-deaths-skyrocketing-due-to-heroin-and-synthetic-drugs/ By Katie Zezima April 10, 2018 at 3:59 PM A Philadelphia drug user injects heroin in July 2017....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
William Manning MD It is good to encourage lifesaving acts. But a focus on medication administration – whether naloxone or flumazenil or magnesium or antiarrhythmic – can be a distraction from the fundamental task. High-performance CPR is the correct...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/there-was-no-wave-of-compassion-when-addicts-were-hooked-on-crack Judy Woodruff Faced with a rising national wave of opioid addiction and its consequences, families, law enforcement and political leaders around the nation are linking...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm603517.htm Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it has issued a mandatory recall order for all food products containing powdered kratom manufactured, processed, packed, or held by Triangle...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/health-officials-are-sounding-alarm-drug-gabapentin-it-s-not-n861111 by Corky Siemaszko / Apr.01.2018 / 9:31 AM ET Bottles of Gabapentin drugs move through the packaging process at Teva Pharmaceutical...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-03-non-addictive-pain-medication-therapy-substance.html Sonya Collins, Yale University Credit: Yale University “It’s not often that a psychiatrist gets to hear ‘Doctor, you saved my life,’ ” said Ellen...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/03/22/595787272/omissions-on-death-certificates-lead-to-undercounting-of-opioid-overdoses JAKE HARPER Samples of blood and other bodily fluids at the coroner’s office in Marion County, Ind., are tested for...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/opioid-crisis-overdose-death BY LAURA SANDERS ILLUSTRATIONS BY NICOLLE RAGER FULLER U.S. deaths from opioid overdoses are mounting with breathtaking speed. These powerful drugs — including heroin, morphine and fentanyl — can relieve...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.asam.org/resources/publications/asam-weekly/asam-weekly-editorial-comment William Haning, MD, DFASAM, DFAPA Two weeks ago, Jan Hoffman in the New York Times reported on an impending CMS rule that proposed to tightly constrain prescribing of opioids. The...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/kratom-opioid-fda-cdc-herbal-coffee-20180320.html by Mari A. Schaefer, Buy Photo MARI A. SCHAEFER Kratom, a controversial herbal product, is sold in powder and capsule forms at Holy Smokes, 203 S. Juniper Street. About 20...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lipiroy/2018/03/19/how-women-experience-addiction-differently-than-men/#38e5d2285aad Lipi Roy , CONTRIBUTOR I’m a doctor who writes about addiction, nutrition and mindfulness. Lady Gaga has been very open about her addiction to...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/03/16/2018-05345/tobacco-product-standard-for-nicotine-level-of-combusted-cigarettes Gerie Voss, Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993,...
