by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.asam.org/asamw-editorial-test/asam-weekly-editorial-comment/2018/11/12/asam-weekly-guest-column-nida-science-seeks-solutions-to-the-opioid-crisis Comment; Dr. Volkow has done a great job reviewing the multi-faceted approach the current administration is...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11-impact-opioid-epidemic-children-varies.html Comment; This data is at least 3 years old. Currently, it’s been documented that prescriptions have been replaced by heroin and other drugs obtained “on the street”. The “war on...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jailed-doctor-barry-schultz-interview-opioid-epidemic-60-minutes/ Dr. Barry Schultz is serving 157 years in prison after he prescribed enough opioids for a prosecutor to call him one of Florida’s, “most notorious drug...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, Functional & Integrative Medicine
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/19/inside-addiction-treatment-clinic-where-walk-ins-are-welcome/yqNDBNKHytmBcmzmZLsVGL/story.html Felice J. Freyer OTC Clinician Kathy Belanger (center) worked with Dawn Wahl and her son Michael Wahl, of Fall River, at the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6731a1.htm?s_cid=mm6731a1_w Sarah C. Haight, MPH1,2; Jean Y. Ko, PhD1,3; Van T. Tong, MPH1; Michele K. Bohm, MPH4; William M. Callaghan, MD1 Summary What is already known about this topic? National rates of opioid use disorder...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://projects.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-opioid-epidemic/ems-workers-are-on-the-front-lines-of-the-opioid-epidemic-heres-how-they-cope.html BRITTANY HAILER Pittsburgh District Chiefs Jennifer McDermott-Grubb and Jeffrey Meyer at the Pittsburgh EMS Headquarters in...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Naloxone: How Overdose-Reversing Drug Saved Demi Lovato, Thousands More Demi Lovato relapsed on opioids and could have died had she not been administered the life-saving drug — so why is it controversial? ANNAMARYA SCACCIA Narcan nasal spray, a form of the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://whyy.org/articles/dont-call-people-addicts-penn-researchers-say/ Joel Wolfram Sanitation workers clear away mounds of garbage from a heroin encampment at Lehigh and Kensington avenues. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Addiction researchers at the University of Pennsylvania say...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
http://www.startribune.com/eager-to-quit-opioids-but-unable-to-get-meds/490116791/ By Glenn Howatt Despite Minnesota’s professed commitment to battling opioid abuse, the state’s own health insurance program for the poor is among the biggest barriers in getting...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/01/mass-opioid-bill-includes-help-for-pain-patients/ha2tGqmRLfPCTkvBgGFQaM/story.html By Felice J. Freyer CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF/FILE Buprenorphine, also known as suboxone, can be used to treat addiction. By Felice J....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/3kyza5/opioid-overdose-suicide Maria Luisa Tucker Maria Luisa Tucker “Pick up or drop off?” the pharmacist asked. “Actually, I’m distributing these,” I said, holding out a flier that read “Dad, Where are you?” above a photo of my...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/28/demi-lovato-sober-recovery-addiction-mental-health Jean Hannah Edelstein Lovato has received accolades for her role as a mentor for young people with mental health challenges. Photograph: Chelsea Lauren/Rex/Shutterstock...