by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2018/08/23/opioid-crisis-kentucky-doctor-fought-drug-addiction-operates-suboxone-clinic/657519002/ Beth Warren, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 7:17 a.m. ET Aug. 23, 2018 | Updated 11:45 a.m. ET Aug. 23, 2018 Dr....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2018/08/23/west-africas-opioid-crisis Most of the pharmaceutical opioids seized in Africa were manufactured in India The Economist explains Aug 23rd 2018 by W.B. | DAKAR HALF-NAKED bodies writhe on the ground. A man...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/researchers-identify-key-brain-circuits-reward-seeking-avoidance-behavior Previously unrecognized pathways in mice have relevance for mental health and addiction research. Researchers mapped new connections in the extended...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31310-2/fulltext Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2685283 Jonathan M. Davis, MD1,2,3; Jeffrey Shenberger, MD4; Norma Terrin, PhD2,3; et al Importance Although opioids are used to treat neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), the best pharmacologic...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-scientists-genes-cannabis.html Radboud University Credit: CC0 Public Domain A large-scale genetic study found that some of the same genes associated with the use of cannabis are also associated with certain personality types and...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/opinion/opioids-heroin-injection-sites.html Americans struggling with addiction need treatment and reduced access to deadly drugs. They do not need a taxpayer-sponsored haven to shoot up. By Rod J. Rosenstein Mr. Rosenstein is the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, Functional & Integrative Medicine
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/19/inside-addiction-treatment-clinic-where-walk-ins-are-welcome/yqNDBNKHytmBcmzmZLsVGL/story.html Felice J. Freyer OTC Clinician Kathy Belanger (center) worked with Dawn Wahl and her son Michael Wahl, of Fall River, at the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Some hospital emergency departments are giving people medicine for withdrawal, plugging a hole in a system that too often fails to provide immediate treatment. Abby Goodnough SUBSCRIBE NOWLOG IN Image Dr. Andrew Herring of Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., left,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/8/20/17759820/marijuana-addiction-cannabis-use-disorder-legalization There are real concerns with marijuana addiction. That doesn’t mean legalization is a bad idea. By German Lopez R.J. Sangosti/Denver Post via Getty Images...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dan-bigg-heroin-obituary-20180821-story.html John Keilman Dan Bigg and Petra Hranova of the Chicago Recovery Alliance chat with an addict outside the organization’s van. The van is loaded with clean...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-opioid-users-treatment-medicaid-expansion.html Steven Reinberg, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay)—The expansion of Medicaid that came along with the Affordable Care Act has made it easier for some opioid users to get treatment, new...