by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Uncategorized
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2755306 Comment; IM is better than IN as a route for emergency delivery of Naloxone to reverse opioid overdose. Paul Dietze, PhD1,2; Marianne Jauncey, MPH...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743519302890?via%3Dihub Comment; Post-overdose care should include drug use disorder help as it is the time frame most likely to be effective in getting a user who nearly died to re-assess their life and what they...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/how-naltrexone-works Comment; We need more study on the dextro-naltrexone isomer which seems to have more immune system activity whereas the levo- isomer is more active in the CNS. Interesting effects from this dose–seems so...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.ldnresearchtrust.org/content/low-dose-naltrexone-and-chronic-pain-pradeep-chopra-md Comment; Excellent summary of the use of LDN and theory that it operates in the NMDA & Glutamate receptor systems in the CNS. Opioids (narcotics) have been used for...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/16/fda-wants-pharma-to-bring-opioid-antidote-naloxone-over-the-counter.html Comment; I like the idea of making it an OTC drug, to much profiteering for to long with this particular life-saver! Big pharma should be ashamed! Naloxone is used...
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://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
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190107110837.htm Comment; Since 2000 there’s been a dramatic increase in both overdose & suicide, most of the overdose deaths & suicides involve opioids. It’s hard to determine suicide vs. accidental...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders is the Standard of Care Comment; This has been known for some time by those of us “in the trenches”, good to see official recognition finally occuring! Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/health/naloxone-expiration-date-potency-study/index.html Comment; Clearly we can save money and need more research on long-term stability of drugs, the process must be streamlined with the FDA too. By Naomi Thomas, CNN (CNN)Two common...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
The costs of heroin and naloxone: a tragic snapshot of the opioid crisis Comment; What a GREAT solution to the exorbitant cost of Naloxone! By MICHAEL HUFFORD and DONALD S. BURKE Lethally potent street drugs like heroin are increasingly affordable and available, while...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dan-bigg-heroin-obituary-20180821-story.html John Keilman Dan Bigg and Petra Hranova of the Chicago Recovery Alliance chat with an addict outside the organization’s van. The van is loaded with clean...
