Topic in Focus: Substance Use Disorders

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Rising cervical cancer rates and a new at-home screening test for cervical cancer

Jul 24, 2025 | 10 Min Read
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6 reasons to join the AMA

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Feb. 4, 2022: Advocacy Update spotlight on insurers' parity failures

AMA asks Congress to hold insurers accountable for nearly 15 years of parity failures and more in the latest Advocacy Update issue spotlight.

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Feb. 4, 2022: State Advocacy Update

AMA joins Montana physicians, medical board urging state to restore physicians’ health program and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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AMA asks Congress to hold insurers accountable for repeated failures

The AMA is urging congressional leaders to take steps to address nearly 15 years of repeated failures by health insurance companies.

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2022 a critical year to address worsening drug-overdose crisis

In the shadow of COVID-19, our nation’s drug-overdose epidemic is worsening. We need policymakers to take concrete actions in the new year to reverse this devastating trend.

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Embracing harm reduction in the emergency department

Learn about work by Phoenix emergency physicians to get naloxone directly into the hands of patients at risk of overdose.

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Use these new guides to help integrate behavioral health care

Whether your practice is big or small, the AMA can help you learn to integrate suicide prevention, identify substance use disorders, and more.

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Ending the stigma of opioid-use disorder in the emergency department

Need for cultural shift in medicine on opioid-use disorder is long overdue. Learn about one emergency physician’s journey to understanding.

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How language makes a difference in treating substance-use disorder

Person-first language can help patients who are struggling with addiction—and stigma. Learn more with the AMA.

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AMA adopts new public health policies to improve health of nation

New positions address heat exposure protections, diverse skin tones represented in dermatology and feminine hygiene products.

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