by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-dogs-jail-idUSKBN1872BO Kristina Hazelett had cats, birds and hamsters growing up, but she never knew much about dogs until she started serving a several-month jail sentence for drug possession. The 35-year-old inmate is part of a...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-gray-death-20170503-story.html It’s being called “gray death” — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addictions epidemic.  Investigators who...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1614835#t=article Buprenorphine was significantly more effective than morphine in reducing the duration of treatment, with a median between-group difference of 13 days in the intention-to-treat analysis. This difference...