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Physicians are fighting on the front lines of the opioid crisis

Physicians are fighting the opioid crisis through responsible opioid prescribing and grassroots programs tailored to their communities.

Behavioral Health
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July 26, 2018: State Advocacy Update

2019 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit call for presentations and state legislative group urged to focus on treatment in the latest health care state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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How to administer Naloxone

Learn how to use naloxone to save the life of someone suffering an opioid overdose.

Behavioral Health
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June 15, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Amicus brief on ACA coverage, opioid abuse legislation and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
2018 Annual Meeting
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Top 10 stories from the 2018 AMA Annual Meeting

The AMA House of Delegates weighs in on gun violence, health care AI, the cost of health insurance, barriers to opioid-use disorder treatment, and more.

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2018 AMA Annual Meeting
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AMA: Remove barriers to opioid-use disorder treatment

Treating opioid-use disorder as a chronic disease means eliminating stigma and removing barriers to treatment, AMA House of Delegates says.

Behavioral Health
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AMA to push for evidence-based treatment in opioid fight

AMA adopted policy to ensure those with substance use disorders receive evidence-based treatment – whether in clinics, hospitals, correctional settings, etc.

Press Releases
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AMA to bolster education for patients with opioid-use disorder

With opioid overdose deaths still on the rise, physicians call for improved patient education, and for naloxone to be included in airplane medical kits.

Behavioral Health
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Physician-led effort slashes post-surgical opioid Rx by 63%

University of Michigan physicians emphasize prevention in fighting the opioid epidemic that includes prescribing fewer pain pills after surgery.

Behavioral Health