by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/9/eaax1342 Comment; I’ve been providing acupuncture detox via the NADA protocol for a few years. It doubles the probability of long-term clean time for alcohol, opioid, stimulant, cannabis abuse. It’s nice to see...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12122-8 Comment; A very technical paper on the molecular biology behind opioid abuse & addiction–no clear way to harness this information for widespread treatment (yet), perhaps...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19070734 Comment; Family history of schizophrenia and secondary gain are the most strongly linked factors for progression to schizophrenia from substance abuse, the most likely substances to cause...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(19)30299-8/fulltext Comment; Great summary of the risk factors for substance abuse teased out among preferred substance of abuse and age at onset of abuse. Prof Sean Esteban McCabe, PhD Philip T...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/09/05/758005409/vitamin-e-suspected-in-serious-lung-problems-among-people-who-vaped-cannabis Comment; Water is good–essential for life–unless you’re drowning! The same can be said of Vitamin E…...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31775-1/fulltext Comment; Brief summary of the extent of Alcohol Use Disordes (AUD) extent, consequences & implications. Andre F Carvalho, MDProf Markus Heilig, MDAugusto PerezCharlotte Probst,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/370/3/390 Comment; Rat data is not completely transferrable to human data, but human women are more susceptible to males to the adverse effects of alcohol, am unsure why this study was needed for data that is known and widely...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/144/3/e20190128?sso=1&sso_redirect_count=4&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR%3A%20No%20local%20token&nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-00...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3117.html Comment; Lots of good, useful information in this Rand report regarding synthetic opioids, especially Fentanyl and the fact that the biggest factor to it’s spread is not demand, but supply & the fact...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI, Neurodegeneration & Brain Health
https://www.thecbdistillery.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CBDistillery-2019-Ultimate-CBD-User-Guide-1.pdf Comment; Excellent review of the differences between Hemp, Marijuana, CBD, THC and the various forms of CBD products, potencies, safety, use, effects, etc. 1 THE...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kebnp/americas-jails-are-pretending-the-opioid-crisis-doesnt-exist Comment; I can see both sides of the problem. Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) IS the “gold standard” of care, but there is a large component of...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11606-019-05251-9 Comment; This is the only logical approach to reduce recurrences–catch ’em when they’re vulnerable, there’s no captive audience like somebody in traction in a hospital bed due to...
