by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2019/12/ohio-bill-aims-to-increase-in-network-care-for-mental-health-addiction-treatment.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=80556146&_hsenc=p2ANq...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563219303723?via%3Dihub Comment; It’s nice to know that we’re not poisoning our minds with online social media. links open overlay panelSarah M.CoyneAdam A.RogersJessica...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-07/homeless-population-mental-illness-disability Comment; Fake news indeed! How can we resolve an issue that we cannot define? Are many homeless people in L.A. mentally ill? New findings back the public’s perception...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/2019/08000/Opioid_and_Cannabis_Co_Use_among_Adults_With.7.aspx Comment; The article validates my experiences. Opioid use is necessary for some patient’s to control their pain. Cannabis co-use is a pretty...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Combined online self-management for pain, associated anxiety and depression works Comment; Online, self-help programs can be helpful, but as this article demonstrates, they cannot completely replace human interaction. My personal bias also includes physical contact,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-05-16/insurance-covers-mental-health-but-good-luck-using-it Comment; Insurance companies routinely create huge barriers–essentially denying care–cleverly. “Follow the money”; until we get legislators...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://thriveworks.com/blog/experience-addiction-withdrawal-sobriety/ Taylor Bennett Many don’t fully understand what it’s like to experience addiction, from developing the illness, to going through withdrawal, to working towards recovery. But it’s important we try...
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.cnn.com/2018/06/25/health/buprenorphine-children-poison-control-calls-study/index.html?no-st=1530803115 By Maritza Moulite, CNN Photos: Opioids: Addictive painkillers Prescription and illegal opioids are commonly abused because they are so addictive....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/body-work/when-raised-among-drug-and-alcohol-abuse-what-makes-some-teens-resilient Kevin Joy Kids with a family history of substance use are likely to mimic those behaviors. A Michigan Medicine researcher studied their brain activity to...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/what-does-it-mean-when-we-call-addiction-a-brain-disorder/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share By Nora D. Volkow Credit: jkt_de Morguefile As a young scientist in the 1980s, I used then-new imaging technologies to look at the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.addictionpro.com/article/treatment/report-offers-glimpse-state-level-behavioral-health-indicators by Rachael Zimlich, RN, Contributing Writer Substance use problems affect a significant portion of individuals with mental health disorders, and this link can...
