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July 10, 2020: State Advocacy Update

AMA urges all states to follow Michigan effort to increase access to naloxone and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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Taking action on opioid use disorder, pain & harm reduction during COVID-19

Policy recommendations focused on pain, opioid use disorder (OUD) and harm reduction to help states during the COVID-19 epidemic.

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How to reignite the fight against the nation’s opioid epidemic

The COVID-19 crisis is far from over, yet the opioid epidemic continues to flare. The AMA details steps states should take, and calls on CDC to revise its opioid prescribing guideline.

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June 19, 2020: State Advocacy Update

AMA urges CDC to make significant revisions to opioid prescribing guideline and more State Advocacy news.

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AMA urges CDC to revise opioid prescribing guideline

To make meaningful progress toward ending this epidemic, a broad-based public health approach is required.

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AMA resources to help states respond to COVID-19

Download PDFs of issue briefs, state charts and other resources for states to help advance their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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June 5, 2020: National Advocacy Update

AMA makes recommendations to CMS on rural maternal health care and more National Advocacy Update news.

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May 29, 2020: State Advocacy Update

New research highlights need to remove barriers for patients with opioid use disorder and more in the latest State Advocay Update.

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Experts discuss the pandemic’s impact on the opioid epidemic

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See the latest daily video update on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the opioid epidemic.

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