by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/01/23/surgeon-general-releases-first-report-focused-on-smoking-cessation-in-30-years.html Comment; There’s no argument that tobacco is bad for health, smoking in particular is bad and that cessation is difficult but possible....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/23/767365166/teen-vapers-who-want-to-quit-look-for-help-via-text?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=78489172&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-86hzD52...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD013308/full Comment: Interesting that vaping wasn’t studied. I find that to be the most successful method as it mimics behaviors and pharmacokinetics of smoking most closely Nicola LindsonSamantha C...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1808779?query=TOC Comment; As I’ve been telling my patients right along–the pharmacokinetics of E-Cig’s are a lot more similar to cigarettes than patches or other forms of nicotine replacement....
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 | Uncategorized
https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2018/07/study-casts-doubt-effectiveness-e-cigs-smoking-cessation ©Shutterstock/NeydtStock A study found no evidence that smokers who used e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Fulltext/2018/02000/Predicting_Smoking_Lapses_in_the_First_Week_of.11.aspx Bolman, Catherine PhD; Verboon, Peter PhD; Thewissen, Vivianne PhD; Boonen, Viviane MSc; Soons, Karin MSc; Jacobs, Nele PhD Objectives: This...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/report_2740/ShortReport-2740.html Rachel N. Lipari, Ph.D., and Struther L. Van Horn, M.A In 2014, 3.3 percent of people aged 12 or older (an estimated 8.7 million people) used smokeless tobacco in the past month. Past...
