by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2019/01/16/here-are-californias-new-laws-to-address-the-states-opioid-crisis/ Comment; I like that CA is working to help reduce opioid prescribing and putting more restrictions on doctors (ugh!), but they’re forgetting that most...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Predictors_for_30_Day_and_90_Day_Hospital.99391.aspx Comment; Buprenorphine works! We know that, now we know that it also reduces hospital re-admissions in a population with a chronic illness....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Judges and Lawyers Ignorant of MAT Require Urgent Education Efforts Comment; Sad that judges don’t know this basic information but good that they’re being educated! BY ELIZABETH BRICO / JANUARY 7, 2019 When Jarrod* went before a Clinton County,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2718627 Comment; Long term treatment with naltrexone seems to work as well for anxiety, depression & insomnia as combination buprenorphine/naloxone...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Comment; It was bound to happen eventually, that insurers would see the benefit of MAT. Rush Limbaugh famously says “follow the money”. Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is much more cost-effective than multiple hospitalizations, Naloxone injections &...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/recovery-to-relapse-one-womans-heartbreaking-struggle-to-overcome-addiction/25226711 Comments; Relapse is actually a diagnostic criterion for addiction! <!– /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:”Cambria...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/11/20/18096123/opioid-epidemic-vermont-needle-exchange-buprenorphine Comment; I disagree with needle replacement programs; believe in 12 step programs, but admit that not everybody is ready to quit. By German...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.drugandalcoholdependence.com/article/S0376-8716(18)30724-5/abstract Comment; I see this in my practice. Folks get BUP “on the street” to avoid putting a needle in their arm. Am not convinced that this is such a bad thing! Abstract Background...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2708164/next-stage-buprenorphine-care-opioid-use-disorder Comment; This is a “teaser” from the Annals of Internal Medicine but no ready availability of information—just an attempt to sell more copies of their journal. Clickbait....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2687993 Comment; This will be more costly in the short-term, but there’s a chance that it’ll be less costly in the long-term IF and only if the addicted folks involved are able to be motivated to...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
OxyContin Maker Granted Patent for Opioid-Addiction Treatment Comment; Color me skeptical. This “new” medication is simply a slightly altered dosage form of what’s been around for well over a decade. I don’t see myself writing for it and expect it to be very highly...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Adolescents Face Large Addiction-Treatment Gap Comment; A larger order of magnitude in this tragedy when one considers years of potential life lost! Scott E. Hadland, MD, MPH, MS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Boston Medical Center / Boston University School of...
