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Jan. 25, 2018: State Advocacy Update

Treatment, not criminalization, for substance use disorders, AMA urges Nebraska to oppose APRN Compact and more in the latest state advocacy news.

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Jan. 11, 2018: State Advocacy Update

CDC recommendation on dose threshold in the latest AMA state advocacy efforts.

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Dec. 14, 2017: State Advocacy Update

AMA State Legislative Strategy Conference and research on patient variability, surgical care and opioid prescribing in AMA's latest efforts for state and local advocacy efforts.

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#Best of 2017 Opioid Treatment
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Physicians took multifaceted approach to opioid epidemic in 2017

Doctors led fight against opioid epidemic by battling stigma and advocating for more resources, more treatment options and better access to pain care.

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For patients struggling with opioids, ED visit can mark new start

Emergency departments emerge as places where opioid-use disorder treatment can be initiated and longer-term care coordinated.

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Amid an epidemic, these physicians are taking action

Doctors encourage non-opioid approaches to pain and safe disposal of unwanted meds, and change the approach to post-surgical prescribing.

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AMA: Eliminate burdens for controlled substances’ e-prescribing

Delegates also push for effective opioid-use disorder in jails and prisons and emergency naloxone in public settings.

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Time to adopt view of opioid-use disorder as chronic disease

Stigmatization and payers’ use of prior authorization can make it harder to deliver evidence-based treatment to the patients who need it.

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Opioid-use disorder requires treatment, not punishment

An expert on opioid-use disorder says evidence on effective treatment exists, but is not yet widely adhered to because of stigma and other barriers.

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