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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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AMA statement on FDA e-cigarette authorization

AMA statement on the FDA’s decision to permit the marketing of RJ Reynolds e-cigarette products.

Press Releases
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Oct. 8, 2021: State Advocacy Update

DEA issues public health advisory about counterfeit pills and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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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.

Press Releases
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Free course offers training in prescribing buprenorphine for OUD

Buprenorphine’s an effective tool to help end the drug-overdose epidemic. New online module trains physicians and medical students in how to use it.

Behavioral Health
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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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Behavioral Health
Moving Medicine Video Update
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Sept. 20, 2021

In the news: COVID-19 booster shots for patients 65+ and those at high risk, administration addressing public health linked to extreme heat, 2021 Overdose Epidemic Report.

Publications & Newsletters
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Sept. 24, 2021: National Advocacy Update

Sweeping $3.5 trillion reconciliation legislation advancing in the House and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update