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Require access to Rx for opioid-use disorder in prisons, jails

Delegates seek to ensure that evidence-based treatment for substance-use disorders, along with social support, is available in correctional facilities and upon release.

Population Care
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AMA calls for access to substance use disorder treatment in prisons, jails

Access to medication treatment in correctional facilities is not only protected by the law, but it is essential.

Press Releases
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What doctors wish patients knew about post-COVID anxiety

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted patients’ mental health. It has also led to anxiety about reopening. Here’s how patients can cope.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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May 21, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Sterile needle and syringe exchange bill headed to Arizona governor and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Why denying addiction treatment in jails, prisons is inhumane

Evidence shows medications to treat substance-use disorder treatment in jails and prisons are lifesaving, yet they’re too often denied. Learn more with the AMA.

Population Care
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May 7, 2021: National Advocacy Update

New program covering the cost of administering COVID-19 vaccines and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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May 7, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Washington is the first state to require PPE reimbursement and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Removing stigma, advancing evidence-based care at Mount Sinai

Learn about an innovative primary care program at the New York hospital that helps people with opioid-use disorder get the care they need.

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Treating behavioral health to boost patients’ overall outcomes

Learn how physicians are integrating behavioral health care into their primary care practices to improve the health of patients with chronic conditions.

Public Health