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5 Min Read

July 10, 2020: State Advocacy Update

AMA urges all states to follow Michigan effort to increase access to naloxone and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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5 Min Read

Feb. 28, 2020: State Advocacy Update

Warning on naloxone in CO, prior authorization in ME and more in AMA's latest state advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
Naloxone injector.
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2 Min Read

Lifesaving naloxone should be available almost everywhere

Publicly available naloxone rescue boxes could allow bystanders to save the lives of people experiencing opioid overdoses.

Behavioral Health
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3 Min Read

AMA strengthens its policies promoting naloxone access and education

Physicians and medical students acted today to strengthen existing AMA policy promoting increased access to naloxone, the opioid overdose-reversing drug.

Press Releases
Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, MPH
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3 Min Read

Anyone can save a life with naloxone: What patients should know

The signs of an overdose, how to administer naloxone, and the toll of stigma covered by experts in a presentation at AMA’s Chicago headquarters.

Behavioral Health
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4 Min Read

March 7, 2019: State Advocacy Update

State medical societies work to remove prior authorization for MAT, Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner's naloxone bulletin and more in AMA's state advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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4 Min Read

Jan. 24, 2019: National Advocacy Update

The FDA and naloxone access, firearm background checks, and more in AMA's latest national advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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1 Min Read

AMA: FDA action on OTC naloxone will save people from overdoses

The AMA applauds the FDA and Commissioner Gottlieb for action to provide labeling that would allow for OTC availability of naloxone.

Press Releases
Physician discussion with patient
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4 Min Read

Naloxone: 5 tips on talking with patients, families

Be ready to answer your patients’ questions about naloxone, respond to resistance and reduce lingering stigma. Here’s how to talk with patients about this difficult topic.

Behavioral Health