by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/8/20/17759820/marijuana-addiction-cannabis-use-disorder-legalization There are real concerns with marijuana addiction. That doesn’t mean legalization is a bad idea. By German Lopez R.J. Sangosti/Denver Post via Getty Images...
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
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://www.asam.org/resources/publications/asam-weekly/asam-weekly-editorial-comment Bill Haning MD EDITORIAL COMMENT: Contagion This promised comment on contagion follows on the August 21 editorial comments, about market forces in the distribution of drugs....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1803626 Yang Hu, S.M., Geng Zong, Ph.D., Gang Liu, Ph.D., Molin Wang, Ph.D., Bernard Rosner, Ph.D., An Pan, Ph.D., Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., JoAnn E. Manson, M.D., Dr.P.H., Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., and Qi Sun, M.D.,...
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
https://www.behavioral.net/article/marketing/facebook-require-treatment-centers-obtain-legitscript-certification Tom Valentino Facebook on Thursday announced that, effective immediately, it will require addiction treatment centers to obtain certification from...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
Margot Sanger-Katz Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 Americans last year, a record number that reflects a rise of around 10 percent, according to new preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control. The death toll is higher than the peak yearly death...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08897077.2018.1488335 Cynthia J. PriceDepartment of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle WA USACorrespondencecynthiap@uw.edu , PhD, Elaine A. Thompson , PhD, Sheila E. Crowell ,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809093453.htm Source:Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Summary:Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by alcohol consumption, according to new research....
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...