by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.inquirer.com/health/marijuana-addiction-adolescents-psychosis-abuse-vaping-penn-state-20191223.html Comment; The younger it’s started the worse it is, psychosis more likely in those with genetic predisposition, potency of pot today is up to 30% THC...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.mooresvilletribune.com/news/local/budd-s-resolution-aims-to-end-stigma-urge-treatment-of/article_ce2e4a61-1f85-57aa-909d-1d12e156213a.html Comment; Promoting the facts that addiction is a chronic, treatable illness, in need of more evidence-based protocols...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/465643-almost-half-of-americans-have-dealt-with-substance-abuse-in-family-gallup?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=78078456&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_es...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2751947 Comment; I would not have looked for this connection but can see why it would be present, addicts are more impulsive, the fact that violence is linked to a more impulsive personality...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-07/homeless-population-mental-illness-disability Comment; Fake news indeed! How can we resolve an issue that we cannot define? Are many homeless people in L.A. mentally ill? New findings back the public’s perception...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(19)30299-8/fulltext Comment; Great summary of the risk factors for substance abuse teased out among preferred substance of abuse and age at onset of abuse. Prof Sean Esteban McCabe, PhD Philip T...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, ISEAI
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3140.html Comment; People who use drugs in the United States spent on the order of $150 billion on cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine in 2016! That’s a LOT of “border walls” to slow the influx...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2737918 Comment; I’ve been treating cannabis abuse with CBD’s, & N-Acetyl Cysteine, use of Nabiximols with cognitive behavioral and other forms of therapy appears to be a great option....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/project-deter-opioid-tampering-wins-top-addiction-science-award Comment; What a bright guy! Brilliant idea; gummies for opioid delivery to prevent abuse via delivery means! L to R: Addiction Science Award Winners Nikita...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Immigration_Status_and_Substance_Use.99372.aspx Comment; Nordic origin seems to be a risk factor for substance abuse. Could this be related to the long winters/darkness? More to be revealed? A...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, Functional & Integrative Medicine
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Severity_of_Analgesic_Dependence_and.99387.aspx Comment; I cannot say that I’m surprised at the similarity of medication use/need for these headaches and the similar behavior to addiction...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2703480 Comment; It’s no surprise that this very base level of nonconformity would cause issues leading to a great deal of angst that would lead to self-medication in an attempt to numb the feelings....
