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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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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Oct. 4, 2021

In the news: Americans urged to get flu and COVID vaccines, myocarditis more common after second Pfizer dose, anxiety, depression in U.S. adults, WHO recommends malaria vaccine.

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How primary care doctors can help prevent youth suicides

Deaths from suicide, like those caused by car crashes or smoking, can be prevented. Learn more about the tools doctors can use to save kids’ lives.

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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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Practical strategies for managing suicidal ideation and reducing risk

Experts share current data on pediatric and adult suicidal ideation, the importance of screening early and often, and the connection between child mental health and mental health as an adult.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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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.

Behavioral Health
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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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Moving Medicine Video Update
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New voices, perspective sought as CPT Editorial Panel expands

CPT panel in charge of maintaining “the language of medicine” adds new members fluent in the vocabulary of digital health and emerging medical technology.

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