Drug Overdose Epidemic
Ending the nation’s drug-related overdose epidemic and opioid deaths—as well as improving care for patients with pain, mental illness or substance use disorder (SUD), and increasing access to harm reduction services—requires partnership, collaboration and commitment. Learn more about this issue and the AMA's commitment to reversing the opioid epidemic by exploring the latest news, AMA statements and resources about the drug overdose epidemic. AMA articles also look at life-saving medication such OTC naloxone, which can reverse an overdose from fentanyl, oxycodone overdose and other opioids.