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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 Health
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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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Biden administration boosts access to overdose prevention, treatment

The drug-overdose epidemic continues during the COVID-19 pandemic, but steps are being taken that will save lives and enhance access to treatment.

Behavioral Health
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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 Health
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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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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.

Behavioral Health
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AMA statement on FDA decision on naloxone nasal

AMA commends FDA’s approval of a higher dose naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray product to treat opioid overdose.

Press Releases
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8 keys to end the nation’s drug-overdose epidemic

The CDC is reporting a record-breaking annual toll of nearly 90,000 U.S. overdose deaths. Learn about the policy steps needed to stem the tide.

Behavioral Health