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AMA in the News: September 2021

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for September 2021.

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New AMA Substance Use & Pain Care Task Force urges action to help patients

Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force recommendations aim to promote evidence-based policy to help end the drug-related overdose and death epidemic.

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Free course offers training in prescribing buprenorphine for OUD

Buprenorphine’s an effective tool to help end the drug-overdose epidemic. New online module trains physicians and medical students in how to use it.

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44% drop in opioid Rx since 2011, but overdoses spike. Here’s why.

Learn what’s really driving the worsening epidemic of drug-related overdoses and deaths, and how the AMA is working fervently to end it.

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Bobby Mukkamala, MD, reviews the 2021 Overdose Epidemic Report

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on findings from the 2021 Overdose Epidemic Report.

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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 20, 2021

In the news: COVID-19 booster shots for patients 65+ and those at high risk, administration addressing public health linked to extreme heat, 2021 Overdose Epidemic Report.

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Report shows decreases in opioid prescribing, increase in overdoses

The AMA is urging policymakers to join physicians to reduce mortality and improve patient outcomes by removing barriers to evidence-based care.

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Raising her hand to help build U.S. addiction-medicine workforce

Learn how this AMA member in Michigan is working to boost substance-use disorder training in medical school and residency.

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AMA statement on International Overdose Awareness Day

Ending this epidemic is possible, and the AMA is prepared to work with all stakeholders to implement proven solutions.

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