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AMA sees progress in declining opioid prescriptions

After IQVIA announced a 22% decline in opioid prescriptions between 2013-2017, the AMA see progress but urges continued focus on evidence-based treatment.

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Surgeon general: Naloxone should be widely prescribed, carried

Dr. Adams urges people close to those at risk of opioid overdose to obtain the lifesaving antidote. The AMA has fought for, and helped shape, naloxone-access laws in all 50 states.

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April 5, 2018: State Advocacy Update

Steps needed to end the opioid epidemic in the latest AMA state advocacy efforts.

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AMA applauds call for expanded availability of naloxone

The statement—attributed to Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, chair of the AMA Opioid Task Force—strongly endorses the Surgeon General’s advisory on naloxone.

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March 22, 2018: State Advocacy Update

AMA urges Connecticut to oppose physician assistant bill, co-branding a new MAT advocacy document and more in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

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Nov. 16, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Maine votes to expand Medicaid, Indiana educational webinars on opioids and more in the latest round of state and local advocacy news.

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Naloxone training sessions put students in realistic settings

The opioid crisis has hit Ohio hard. In response, University of Toledo medical faculty developed a program designed to teach students to save lives.

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New guidance: Who can benefit from naloxone co-prescribing

The opioid-overdose antidote naloxone saves lives. Co-prescribing it to patients at risk for overdose provides a tangible and timely option for care.

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Aug. 24, 2017: National Advocacy Update

Hardship exception, EHR incentive programs and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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