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Feb. 18, 2022: State Advocacy Update

New toolkit highlights effective policies in combating drug overdoses and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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AMA urges Administration to remove naloxone from behind the counter

Removing the prescription status of naloxone as an essential step to save lives from opioid-related overdose, helps to make naloxone available to patients.

Press Releases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 7, 2022

In the news: New opioid prescribing guidelines, mask effectiveness against COVID-19, nonopioid pain management and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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AMA, Manatt Health unveil toolkit to combat drug overdoses

The AMA and Manatt Health release a toolkit to guide states on removing barriers to evidence-based patient care.

Press Releases
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Insurer accountability on mental health parity is long overdue

Report finds “egregious violations” of federal law, worsening nation’s mental health and drug-overdose crises. Learn more with the AMA.

Access to Care
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Jan. 31, 2022

In the news: COVID vaccination rates in children, surging opioid-related overdoses, FDA approval for Moderna vaccine and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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M1s help spot emergency patients who can benefit from naloxone

Learn how first-year medical students can add value and learn about addiction medicine by screening patients to ID those at risk of an opioid-related overdose.

Overdose Epidemic
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Healing the healer: Making advocacy personal

Watch the State Advocacy Summit keynote address of 2022, held virtually in lieu of an in-person conference, "Healing the healer: Making advocacy personal."

Physician Health
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2022 a critical year to address worsening drug-overdose crisis

In the shadow of COVID-19, our nation’s drug-overdose epidemic is worsening. We need policymakers to take concrete actions in the new year to reverse this devastating trend.

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