by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563219303723?via%3Dihub Comment; It’s nice to know that we’re not poisoning our minds with online social media. links open overlay panelSarah M.CoyneAdam A.RogersJessica...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2753393 Comment; Signs of the times, CBD searches on the internet are increasing commissurate with the many unsubstantiated claims by producers of the various benefits–some real, many imagined produced...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(19)30348-4/fulltext Comment; Restricting sale of flavored tobacco products to youth does reduce intake among that population. It works. Now we need more widespread adoption with ongoing study of the results. Melody...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/11/02/meth-use-surges-stronger-cheaper-drugs-imported-mexico/4124765002/ Comment; “It’s not the pretty people”, Meth is a scourge that affects mainly the lower socioeconomic classes & areas with...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/23/767365166/teen-vapers-who-want-to-quit-look-for-help-via-text?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=78489172&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-86hzD52...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326784.php Comment; Hoxb8 glial cells protect against over-grooming in female mice, inadequate amounts of Hoxb8 derived glial cells is associated with increased anxiety related behavior in females but not males. This makes...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.healio.com/primary-care/womens-health/news/online/%7B68d34519-ed35-4601-b8a3-4e5daff71285%7D/marijuana-use-during-pregnancy-what-clinicians-need-to-know Comment; Lower education level, socioeconomic status, unmarried, suffering from anxiety &...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2019/10/25/peds.2019-0789?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=3&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3A%20No%20local%20token&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1700-7 Comment; Histones “pack” DNA tightly enough to fit into the nucleus of the cell. Histones regulate DNA transcription–the DNA needs to be “unpacked” prior to being copied to make proteins....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(19)30401-8/fulltext Comment; Excellent study looking at 83 studies and over 3,000 patients found little benefit for everything but depression which improves slightly with THC and leaves the door open for...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326715.php Comment; A “d”-isomer tetrapeptide (molecule made up of 4 sub-parts) that fits into the mammalian opioid receptors coming from a primitive fungus–wow! I’ve never heard of nor imagined such a...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Comment; Extremely well-written story about unraveling the various layers protecting Chinese entrepreneur’s involvement and how the dark web facilitates trafficking of illicit drugs via conventional shipping to individuals in North America who then use illegal...