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The pandemic’s not over, and the overdose epidemic is getting worse

COVID-19 is leaving a growing number of Americans isolated and desperate, exacerbating the opioid epidemic that killed nearly 72,000 in U.S. last year.

Behavioral Health
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AMA statement on Justice Department settlement with Purdue Pharma

Any settlement should be used exclusively for data collection, research, education, overdose prevention, stigma elimination, and evidence-based treatment.

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Aug. 28, 2020: State Advocacy Update

Select 2020 research relating to the nation’s drug overdose epidemic in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Aug. 21, 2020: State Advocacy Update

State reports of increased opioid-related mortality continue to increase and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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The opioid epidemic: What is the physician’s responsibility?

With the growing opioid crisis, pain management and approaches to prescribing have taken on a new ethical component. Learn more from the AMA Journal of Ethics.

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How patients’ trauma perpetuates the nation’s overdose epidemic

To end the drug overdose epidemic, experts say to take holistic view, focus on preventing overdoses in general and avoid fixating on a specific drug.

Behavioral Health
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Patrice Harris, MD, MA, discusses the nation's drug overdose epidemic

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the nation's drug overdose epidemic and COVID-19.

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Nation’s drug overdose epidemic requires new policy focus

The nation’s overdose epidemic is being increasingly fueled by illicitly manufactured fentanyl, psychostimulants, heroin, cocaine and drug combinations.

Behavioral Health
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AMA applauds FDA for requiring naloxone information on opioid labels

The new labeling can serve as a starting point for discussion between patients and physicians about risks and benefits associated with opioids.

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