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Nov. 19, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Updated model state legislation would expand access to harm reduction services and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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AMA welcomes Administration’s opioid plan

AMA commends Biden Administration’s plan to reduce overdose epidemic in U.S.

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Oct. 8, 2021: State Advocacy Update

DEA issues public health advisory about counterfeit pills and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force recommendations

Learn more about the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force's recommendations to help physicians to take action on evidence-based interventions.

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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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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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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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Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on steps to address the overdose epidemic

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on steps to address the overdose epidemic.

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