by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6731a1.htm?s_cid=mm6731a1_w Sarah C. Haight, MPH1,2; Jean Y. Ko, PhD1,3; Van T. Tong, MPH1; Michele K. Bohm, MPH4; William M. Callaghan, MD1 Summary What is already known about this topic? National rates of opioid use disorder...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.asam.org/resources/publications/asam-weekly/asam-weekly-editorial-comment Bill Haning MD EDITORIAL COMMENT: Contagion This promised comment on contagion follows on the August 21 editorial comments, about market forces in the distribution of drugs....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1803626 Yang Hu, S.M., Geng Zong, Ph.D., Gang Liu, Ph.D., Molin Wang, Ph.D., Bernard Rosner, Ph.D., An Pan, Ph.D., Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., Dr.P.H., Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., and Qi Sun, M.D.,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://projects.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-opioid-epidemic/ems-workers-are-on-the-front-lines-of-the-opioid-epidemic-heres-how-they-cope.html BRITTANY HAILER Pittsburgh District Chiefs Jennifer McDermott-Grubb and Jeffrey Meyer at the Pittsburgh EMS Headquarters in...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.behavioral.net/article/marketing/facebook-require-treatment-centers-obtain-legitscript-certification Tom Valentino Facebook on Thursday announced that, effective immediately, it will require addiction treatment centers to obtain certification from...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Naloxone: How Overdose-Reversing Drug Saved Demi Lovato, Thousands More Demi Lovato relapsed on opioids and could have died had she not been administered the life-saving drug — so why is it controversial? ANNAMARYA SCACCIA Narcan nasal spray, a form of the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Margot Sanger-Katz Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 Americans last year, a record number that reflects a rise of around 10 percent, according to new preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control. The death toll is higher than the peak yearly death...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08897077.2018.1488335 Cynthia J. PriceDepartment of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle WA USACorrespondencecynthiap@uw.edu , PhD, Elaine A. Thompson , PhD, Sheila E. Crowell ,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809093453.htm Source:Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Summary:Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by alcohol consumption, according to new research....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://whyy.org/articles/dont-call-people-addicts-penn-researchers-say/ Joel Wolfram Sanitation workers clear away mounds of garbage from a heroin encampment at Lehigh and Kensington avenues. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Addiction researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2018/08/06/drug-treatment-nj-jails-helps-break-cycle-crime-and-addiction/913078002/ Lindy Washburn A vice principal at Paterson’s JFK was reassigned after a student complained that he “kicked” her bag. Video is...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.startribune.com/eager-to-quit-opioids-but-unable-to-get-meds/490116791/ By Glenn Howatt Despite Minnesota’s professed commitment to battling opioid abuse, the state’s own health insurance program for the poor is among the biggest barriers in getting...
