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
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
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://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2018/08/06/drug-treatment-nj-jails-helps-break-cycle-crime-and-addiction/913078002/ Lindy Washburn A vice principal at Paterson’s JFK was reassigned after a student complained that he “kicked” her bag. Video is...
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://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Fulltext/2018/08000/Does_Cannabis_Use_Influence_Opioid_Outcomes_and.11.aspx Bagra, Igam, MD; Krishnan, Vijay, MD; Rao, Ravindra, MD; Agrawal, Alok, MD Objectives: Use of various psychoactive substances can influence...
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...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/7/31/17398914/opioid-epidemic-project-echo-new-mexico-addiction German Lopez Dr. Miriam Komaromy of Project ECHO (second from right) leads a teleconference that connects health care providers and specialists to share...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/new-synthetic-opioids-are-killing-even-more-people-cdc-says-n890726 Maggie Fox Members of a hazmat team at the scene of a suspected carfentanil overdose that killed two people in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/dining/addiction-recovery-restaurant-dv8-kitchen-kentucky.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosvitals&stream=top Priya Krishna A Kentucky couple realized that restaurants have an...