by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/12/ohio-bill-aims-to-increase-in-network-care-for-mental-health-addiction-treatment.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=80556146&_hsenc=p2ANq...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.mooresvilletribune.com/news/local/budd-s-resolution-aims-to-end-stigma-urge-treatment-of/article_ce2e4a61-1f85-57aa-909d-1d12e156213a.html Comment; Promoting the facts that addiction is a chronic, treatable illness, in need of more evidence-based protocols...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(19)30616-X/fulltext Comment; We need to do better. I have an admitted bias for buprenorphine. This study shows unacceptable delay in getting these folks on medication, more Naltrexone use in younger populations. If the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://psmag.com/social-justice/meet-the-women-fighting-for-gender-equality-in-drug-treatment Comment; A pretty thorough review of the gender differences between men & women in addiction–it goes a lot further than commercial sex...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/19/695690652/aspiring-doctors-seek-advanced-training-in-addiction-medicine Comment; It’s great that these residents in Family Medicine have such an easy avenue into addiction medicine fellowships. I learned in...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/11/20/18096123/opioid-epidemic-vermont-needle-exchange-buprenorphine Comment; I disagree with needle replacement programs; believe in 12 step programs, but admit that not everybody is ready to quit. By German...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.addictionpro.com/article/education/face-crisis-providers-everyday-work-isnt-enough Comments; South Florida is a hotbed of treatment centers. Many folks get sober in their mid-40’s then when they retire, they move to Florida bringing decades of sobriety...
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.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180621141032.htm Professor Markus Heilig and principal research engineer Eric Augier from Linköping University have led the study. Credit: Pia Molin/Linköping University The study links molecular changes in the brain to...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
As drug deaths mount, lawmakers pursue ambitious approach for treating addiction in Maine By Meg Haskell It’s hardly a rapid solution to a deadly epidemic that last year claimed 418 Maine lives, but lawmakers and advocates in Augusta moved closer this week to...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/13/17020002/prison-opioid-epidemic-medications-addiction By German Lopez@germanrlopezgerman.lopez@vox.com Javier Zarracina/Vox SHARE For once, Casey is optimistic about his future. After 16 years of struggling with drug...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.newsweek.com/norway-wants-decriminalize-drugs-748356 BY MELINA DELKIC AND FOCUS ON TREATMENT BY MELINA DELKIC ON 12/14/17 AT 1:37 PM U.S.NORWAYDECRIMINALIZATION Norway started a push to decriminalize drug use this week, when the majority of its parliament...
