by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(19)30256-1/fulltext Comment; Well done study on SIDS risk factors, specifically antenatal exposure to tobacco & alcohol beyond the first trimester, the combination of both being highly significant...
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.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(19)30391-5/fulltext Comment; Dual use is more risky than either alone–no use at all is safest. No surprises there, and the fact that most folks use both. I’ve never been a smoker, but have treated enough folks...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html Comment; Vaping is NOT safe, BUT, it’s a lot SAFER than smoking tobacco. I find it can be VERY effective in helping motivated patients quit smoking–better than patches,...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction, Functional & Integrative Medicine, ISEAI
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11622-x?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic&utm_campaign=NGMT_2_SJH_NRJournals Comment; More clarification and definition is good to have. Flavonoids help prevent cancer, dose effect...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Open-Forum-Juul-s-claims-of-effectiveness-in-13701384.php Comment; Am very suspect of Juul’s claims and they’ve been called out on copyright violation/plagarism. With that said, vaping IS an effective...
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://consumer.healthday.com/pregnancy-information-29/pregnancy-risks-news-546/meth-opioid-use-in-pregnancy-on-the-rise-740133.html Comment; Doubling of stimulant addiction, opioid use increasing 5-fold, increased risk of death to Mom’s using stimulants and...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://consumer.healthday.com/mental-health-information-25/addiction-news-6/many-young-juul-users-may-not-know-they-re-addicted-738815.html Comment; ECigarettes can be used to help folks who know that they’re addicted stop smoking—there are fewer toxins overall in...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/pages/default.aspx Comment; Interesting approach, bringing the subject of smartphone dependence into the equation… Dancoine, Pierre-François, MD; Gentina, Elodie, PhD Journal of Addiction...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2712359 Comment; In a decade and a half, pregnant women are smoking more pot (2.37%->3.85%), smoking more and drinking just a bit more. We need to do a better job of protecting our unborn!...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2706175 Comment; Combustible and electronic tobacco and marijuana use frequently occurred in popular hip-hop music videos. This only seems to encourage such use & behavior; it’s not in...
