overdose epidemic

AMA Update 454: Facts about fentanyl and how to treat substance use disorder

When is fentanyl awareness day? Is fentanyl an opioid? What is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder? Fentanyl poisoning: What is fentanyl in? Our guest is Stephen Taylor, MD, MPH, president-elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

💪 Get involved in the fight to end the overdose epidemic: https://end-overdose-epidemic.org/

🧰 Access the Opioid Risk Tool PDF: https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/opioidrisktool.pdf

🩹 Essentials of Good Pain Care – A Team-Based Approach – Safely Manage Acute and Chronic Pain: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2702759

💊 Using Opioids Safely – Practical Guidance for Pain Management: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/science-medicine-public-health/interactive/17579512

💻 Looking for more opioid CME credit? AMA EdHub login: https://bit.ly/AMAEdHub

📋 American Society of Addition Medicine opioid use disorder treatment guidelines available: https://www.asam.org/quality-care/clinical-guidelines

🗞️ The Journal of Addiction Medicine: https://www.asam.org/publications-resources/the-journal-of-addiction-medicine

🧠 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration resources and mental health services available at: https://findtreatment.gov/

📞 Call SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

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AMA Update 351: The latest FDA naloxone approvals and Overdose Awareness Day with Bobby Mukkamala, MD

On International Overdose Awareness Day, Bobby Mukkamala, MD, chair of the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force, joins to discuss the current state of the overdose epidemic in the U.S. Dr. Mukkamala provides an update on over-the-counter naloxone approvals, offers advice for physicians and shares how the AMA is working to combat this crisis. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

💪 Get involved in the fight to end the overdose epidemic: https://end-overdose-epidemic.org/

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AMA Update 179: Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on tangible actions to reverse the overdose epidemic

Aug. 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day. American Medical Association CXO, Todd Unger, is joined by Bobby Mukkamala, MD, immediate past chair of the AMA Board of Trustees and chair of the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force, to discuss the AMA’s advocacy work to help #EndOverdose. Also covering tangible actions physicians and policymakers can take now, before the end of the year, and in Congress and state legislatures across the United States – to help save lives and reduce harm.
Visit https://end-overdose-epidemic.org for more information.

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