by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/add.14883 Comment; Increasing cannabis use is due to lowered risk perception of it’s use, folks are using more of it for this reason, but folks with depression are using more than those without depression. Lauren...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(19)30848-X/fulltext Comment; Cannabis concentrate works better than flower, men respond better than women, migraine & HA are both helped, medication tolerance does develop but overuse was not...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6840a4.htm?s_cid=mm6840a4_w Comment; Great idea for a study–check the school grounds. I think student interviews would also be useful and a chance to encourage abstinence. It appears that promises to remove flavorings...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/addiction-and-substance-misuse/advisory-on-marijuana-use-and-developing-brain/index.html Comment; Good summary of the risks of marijuana–especially the higher THC concentration product available today,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10826084.2019.1638407 Comment; Perhaps I’m a bit to traditional, but I think pot should remain controlled/not legalized. Alcohol would not be legalized today if it had to go through the FDA process for safety of a new...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/2019/06000/Trends_and_Related_Factors_of_Cannabis_Associated.6.aspx Comment; Sounds like young users aren’t used to being high and panic, go to the ED–especially if they are not financially...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190526135747.htm Comment; We know that adolesence is a time of brain development, unfortunately review of this article failed to provide anything new. Canadian neuroscientists offer insights into the long-term effects of...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1898878 Comment; “States with medical cannabis laws had a 24.8% lower mean annual opioid overdose mortality rate”. I initially was guilty of withholding Medication-Assisted Treatment to...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18101191 Comment; I’ve seen a lot of this in my practice–so much so that I won’t stop buprenorphine therapy for patients who smoke pot–but encourage non-mind-altering CBD use instead....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.jsad.com/doi/10.15288/jsad.2019.80.196 Comment; Drivers acknowledging that THC is not a good thing to drive with yet 40% had a child in the car while intoxicated and <30% tested positive without a child in the car. Abstract Objective: It is unknown how...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.asam.org/asamw-editorial-comment/asam-weekly-editorial-comment/2019/02/11/editorial-comment-cannabis-for-treatment-of-opioid-use-disorder-(oud) Comment; We DO need more information on Cannabis, one way or aother to support or suppress use of this plant. I...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2018/11/05/ohio-likely-consider-medical-marijuana-for-opioid-addiction/9mHiXxDZXrRWFALWpiPaHP/story.html Comment; I’ve been hearing for years patients telling me that pot helps keep the needle out of their arm. ...
