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5 Min Read

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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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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4 Min Read

Embracing harm reduction in the emergency department

Learn about work by Phoenix emergency physicians to get naloxone directly into the hands of patients at risk of overdose.

Behavioral Health
Letters Q and A
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Dig deep on health care issues that matter with 10 top Q&As

Learn firsthand from the doctors who are fighting COVID-19, battling burnout, advancing health equity, and working to end the drug-overdose epidemic.

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Infectious Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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Ending the stigma of opioid-use disorder in the emergency department

Need for cultural shift in medicine on opioid-use disorder is long overdue. Learn about one emergency physician’s journey to understanding.

Behavioral Health
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Nov. 15, 2021

In the news: Medicare premiums increase 15%, ACA enrollment, Pfizer COVID-19 drug regimen, U.S. overdose deaths, health care associations on vaccine-or-testing mandate.

Publications & Newsletters
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Nov. 5, 2021: National Advocacy Update

New national opioid treatment program resource to support evidence-based care and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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.

Press Releases
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5 evidence-based steps to end the overdose epidemic

Shame and stigma won’t save lives. Learn with the AMA about what effective policy looks like.

Behavioral Health
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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.

Advocacy Update