by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2018/08/23/opioid-crisis-kentucky-doctor-fought-drug-addiction-operates-suboxone-clinic/657519002/ Beth Warren, Louisville Courier JournalPublished 7:17 a.m. ET Aug. 23, 2018 | Updated 11:45 a.m. ET Aug. 23, 2018 Dr....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2685283 Jonathan M. Davis, MD1,2,3; Jeffrey Shenberger, MD4; Norma Terrin, PhD2,3; et al Importance Although opioids are used to treat neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), the best pharmacologic...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/opinion/opioids-heroin-injection-sites.html Americans struggling with addiction need treatment and reduced access to deadly drugs. They do not need a taxpayer-sponsored haven to shoot up. By Rod J. Rosenstein Mr. Rosenstein is the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Some hospital emergency departments are giving people medicine for withdrawal, plugging a hole in a system that too often fails to provide immediate treatment. Abby Goodnough SUBSCRIBE NOWLOG IN Image Dr. Andrew Herring of Highland Hospital in Oakland, Calif., left,...
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...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-opioid-users-treatment-medicaid-expansion.html Steven Reinberg, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay)—The expansion of Medicaid that came along with the Affordable Care Act has made it easier for some opioid users to get treatment, new...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://annals.org/aim/article-abstract/2687652/opioid-use-disorder-stigma-transplantation-call-action Sarah E. Wakeman, MD; Keren Ladin, PhD, MSc; Tim Brennan, MD; Raymond T. Chung, MD More than 2 million Americans have an opioid use disorder (OUD). Although untreated...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.wbur.org/news/2018/07/16/eldred-decision-probation-drug-use closemore The state’s highest court on Monday ruled that judges may jail someone with an addiction who is on probation if that person does not remain drug-free. In a unanimous ruling, Supreme...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/arts/television/recovery-boys-netflix.html By Michon Boston “Recovery Boys,” debuting Friday on Netflix, follows opioid addicts working through recovery at Jacob’s Ladder, a farm-based rehab in West Virginia.CreditNetflix By Michon...
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
http://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(17)30313-6/fulltext Christopher J. Ruhm, PhD Introduction An important barrier to formulating effective policies to address the rapid rise in U.S. fatal overdoses is that the specific drugs involved are frequently not...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-government-health-agency-is-funding-the-first-ever-study-on-medical-marijuanas-impact-on-opioid-abuse-2017-08-11 By TRE YWILLIAMS The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding the first-ever, long-term study to research the...
