by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29975424 Freeman CR1, Wiers CE1, Sloan ME1, Zehra A1, Ramirez V1, Wang GJ1, Volkow ND1,2 Abstract BACKGROUND: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been associated with impairments in cognitive and emotional function, including difficulty...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wendy-williams-opens-up-on-cocaine-addiction/ By ANDREA PARK CBS NEWS July 19, 2018, 6:13 PM Wendy Williams opens up about cocaine addiction Wendy Williams is known for her candor, and now the daytime talk show host is talking openly about...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/industry-dx/signs-and-symptoms-of-addiction-medical-professionals Stephanie Abraham An estimated 24.6 million Americans age 12 or older — 9.4 percent of the population — have used an illicit drug in the past month, according to National...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna892851?__twitter_impression=true Maggie Fox Synthetic cannabis products such as K2 and “spice” are being contaminated with a rat poison ingredient that threatens not only people who use them, but also the blood supply as a whole,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2687388?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=071318#.W0jjzApnCjc.twitter\...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Who_Leaves_Early__Factors_Associated_With_Against.99459.aspx Pytell, Jarratt D., MD; Rastegar, Darius A., MD Objective: To determine if certain patient, clinical, and disease factors are...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Uncategorized
http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/394828-the-future-of-addiction-treatment-does-not-include-secret-medical-records JEREMIAH GARDNER Congress is debating dozens of bills related to the nation’s opioid crisis. Most are useful and very much welcome, but few are...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k2817 Elliot B Tapper, assistant professor12, Neehar D Parikh, assistant professor12 Abstract Objective To describe liver disease related mortality in the United States during 1999-2016 by age group, sex, race, cause of liver...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/dining/addiction-recovery-restaurant-dv8-kitchen-kentucky.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosvitals&stream=top Priya Krishna A Kentucky couple realized that restaurants have an...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/10/627519801/behind-bars-mentally-ill-inmates-are-often-punished-for-their-symptoms DAVE DAVIES Roy Scott/Getty Images/Ikon Images By some accounts, nearly half of America’s incarcerated population is mentally...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.statnews.com/2018/07/12/senate-report-opioids-distribution/ Lev Facher Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)WIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES W ASHINGTON — A Senate report released Thursday lays out systematic failures in the reporting system for suspicious opioid orders,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-gregg-opioid-crisis_us_5b44ce62e4b048036ea2ff25 Jessica Gregg PURERADIANCEPHOTO / GETTY IMAGES Many of us have inadvertently harmed our patients by overprescribing what we now know are addictive opioids. I’m a...