by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/44/E1352.full Kate Jongbloed, MSc, Margo E. Pearce, PhD, Sherri Pooyak, MSW, David Zamar, MEng, Vicky Thomas, Lou Demerais, Wayne M. Christian, Earl Henderson, MA, Richa Sharma, MA, Alden H. Blair, MSc, Eric M. Yoshida, MD MHSc, Martin...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.centeronaddiction.org/newsroom/press-releases/new-guide-shows-states-how-address-opioid-crisis-promising-approaches Guide Includes Concrete Examples State Policymakers Can Mirror to Eliminate Epidemic NEW YORK, N.Y., OCTOBER 25, 2017 Government leaders...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/10/31/16580738/survey-drug-addiction-opioid-epidemic Updated by German Lopez@germanrlopezgerman.lopez@vox.com Oct 31, 2017, 10:50am EDT This is America on a drug addiction epidemic: Nearly half of US adults have a close...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/10/25/end-opioid-crisis-public-health-policies-says-newnational-center-addiction-and-substance-abuse-repor/790626001/ With about 146 Americans dying of opioid overdoses every day, the National Center on Addiction and...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/addiction-orthodox-jewish-communities STACEY DELIKAT NEW YORK (FOX 5 NEWS) – Opioid abuse is a serious public health issue. Drug overdose deaths are the leading cause of injury death in the United States, according to the federal...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-scans-twitter-for-signs-of-opioid-abuse/ Louis Dzierzak A homeless heroin addict displays a brand of heroin called ‘power play’. Credit: Spencer Platt Getty Images As opioid abuse tightens its grip on the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Fulltext/2017/12000/Methadone_and_the_QTc_Interval___Paucity_of.13.aspx Gavin MD, PhD; Wyman, Zachary PharmD; Wang, Qi MS; Hodges, James S. PhD; Karim, Rehan MD; Bart, Bradley A. Abstract Objective:Methadone is...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/health/naloxone-reversal-success-study/index.html By Nadia Kounang, As the opioid overdose epidemic continues to surge, public health officials and first responders have turned to naloxone, the drug that reverses overdose, to help combat...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://asunow.asu.edu/20171025-communication-key-keeping-your-kids-drugs Catherine Sebold It might be a difficult conversation to have, but a new study confirms that talking to your children about substances will help keep them off drugs. The research, led by...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Hepatitis C Drug’s Lower Cost Paves Way For Medicaid, Prisons To Expand Treatment By Michelle Andrews Valerie Green is still waiting to be cured. The Delaware resident was diagnosed with hepatitis C more than two years ago, but she doesn’t qualify yet for the Medicaid...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.oann.com/drug-more-potent-than-fentanyl-hits-streets-as-opioid-epidemic-rages/ Staten Island had the highets overdose rate in New York City in 2016 and now surpases the states that are the worst affected by the opioid epidemic. Photo: Brandon...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
A Glimmer of Hope in the Ugly Face of Addiction: Epigenetics May Help Prevent Relapse Tim Barry Addiction has become an epidemic that is sweeping not only the nation, but the whole world. Returning substance abusers develop an emotional connection to a situation,...
