by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://alert.psychnews.org/2018/07/opioid-prescribing-for-teens-exceeded.html Between 2005 and 2016, opioid prescriptions for adolescents generally were written for longer than three days, and the number of prescriptions filled for four and five day supplies...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Uncategorized
https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2018/07/study-casts-doubt-effectiveness-e-cigs-smoking-cessation ©Shutterstock/NeydtStock A study found no evidence that smokers who used e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2685627 James S. Goodwin, MD1,2,3; Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD1,2,3; David Brown, MD4; et al Abstract Importance The causes of the opioid epidemic are incompletely understood. Objective To explore the overlap...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/guidance-for-families-dealing-with-substance-use-disorders/2018/06/29/8ab02c1c-762b-11e8-9780-b1dd6a09b549_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bed9586b7a1b By Alexandra Rockey Fleming Licensed professional...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1804059?query=featured_secondary Brendan Saloner, Ph.D., Kenneth B. Stoller, M.D., and G. Caleb Alexander, M.D. Audio Interview Interview with Dr. Brendan Saloner on increasing access to medication for treatment of opioid use...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2687652/opioid-use-disorder-stigma-transplantation-call-action Sarah E. Wakeman, MD; Keren Ladin, PhD, MSc; Tim Brennan, MD; Raymond T. Chung, MD More than 2 million Americans have an opioid use disorder (OUD). Although untreated...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-07-alarming-trend-first-time-young-adults.html July 9, 2018, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston UTHealth’s Cheryl Perry, Ph.D., identifies alarming first-time smoking trend among young adults. Credit:...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31203-0/fulltext?code=lancet-site Carolyn M MazureEmail the author Carolyn M Mazure David A Fiellin An opioid crisis is raging in the USA, spreading across Canada, and there is increased opioid...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/07/16/eldred-decision-probation-drug-use closemore The state’s highest court on Monday ruled that judges may jail someone with an addiction who is on probation if that person does not remain drug-free. In a unanimous ruling, Supreme...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2687229 A Review Vilakshan Alambyan, MD1; Jonathan Pace, MD2; Benjamin Miller, MD3; et alMark...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/arts/television/recovery-boys-netflix.html By Michon Boston “Recovery Boys,” debuting Friday on Netflix, follows opioid addicts working through recovery at Jacob’s Ladder, a farm-based rehab in West Virginia.CreditNetflix By Michon...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Uncategorized
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1803982 Jeffrey H. Samet, M.D., M.P.H., Michael Botticelli, M.Ed., and Monica Bharel, M.D., M.P.H. Audio Interview Interview with Dr. Brendan Saloner on increasing access to medication for treatment of opioid use...