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AMA applauds Michigan ban on flavored e-cigarette products

Use of e-cigarettes is an urgent public health epidemic, per AMA leadership

Press Releases
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AMA applauds Surgeon General’s advisory on cannabis

AMA commends Surgeon General’s advisory on harmful health effects of cannabis use by pregnant women and youth, and commitment to furthering research on cannabis.

Press Releases
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Landmark $572 million opioids verdict: Where the money should go

The nation’s doctors and lawyers are laying out recommendations to ensure that opioid-related settlements or judgments go toward proven public health policies.

Behavioral Health
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Access to prescription drugs: How the doctor’s role is changing

The landscape for prescription medications continues to evolve. This is what physicians should know about the changes and strategies to improve access.

Ethics
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Aug. 23, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Settlement money from opioid suits and emergency department innovation in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Road from overdose crisis response to prevention requires timely data

An AMA-hosted summit of drug-OD surveillance experts explored how to obtain shareable and actionable information.

Behavioral Health
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Court listened to AMA on defining alcoholism as a disease, not a crime

See how U.S. Supreme Court justices looked to AMA policy and research to change its views toward alcoholism and other alcohol-related matters.

Judicial Advocacy
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20% of lung cancer deaths are preventable: Here’s what you can do

Early determination of the damage done by smoking is at the core of new CME on lung-cancer screening recommendations.

Behavioral Health
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July 25, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Surprise billing proposal and other legislation, DTC drug price disclosure and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update