by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-020-0611-5 Comment; In the Nucleus accumbens, nicotine has a stronger effect on anticipation than on outcome. Kainan S. Wang, Maya Zegel, Elena Molokotos, Lauren V. Moran, David P. Olson, Diego A....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.pnas.org/content/117/2/943 Comment; I don’t see the clinical benefit of identifying sadness from other “negative” emotions such as anger, fear, guilt, shame and addiction activities, but I suppose it’s good to have this basic...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.inquirer.com/health/marijuana-addiction-adolescents-psychosis-abuse-vaping-penn-state-20191223.html Comment; The younger it’s started the worse it is, psychosis more likely in those with genetic predisposition, potency of pot today is up to 30% THC...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871619303394 Comment; Interesting premise, addicted folks have more positive AND negative life events, place more emphasis on the negative and are more likely to suffer alcohol, drug & gambling addictions....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/468486-the-nations-response-to-addiction-moving-from-rescue-to-recovery Comment; Medication-Assisted Treatment works. It belongs in the penal system as well, proof is starting to come out to what those of us in the addiction...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medium.com/@ASAM.org/redefining-addiction-reimagining-solutions-84e0ffbb872f Comment; Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/addictions/82477 Comment; Brief review of the problems treating addiction in the US from the front line, a physician addiction specialist with decades of practice AND personal decades of recovery. y Paul H. Earley, MD,...
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://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/2019/08000/Opioid_and_Cannabis_Co_Use_among_Adults_With.7.aspx Comment; The article validates my experiences. Opioid use is necessary for some patient’s to control their pain. Cannabis co-use is a pretty...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48297011 Comment; The opioid epidemic is expanding “across the pond” into the UK. There’s a lot of money in illicit drugs and very little conscience among criminals–only a matter of time… Hugh PymHealth...
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.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2019/05/31/researchers-release-new-test-for-video-gaming-addiction/#11ea4338279c Comment; This is a great development! More studies are needed to define cut-off thresholds to this new and developing set of addictive...
