Physician Efforts to Reverse Opioid Epidemic Quantified

When patients present with issues, physicians look to the most effective tools for treatment. The same is true in addressing an epidemic. While much more work remains to reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic, using tools such as prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP), medication-assisted treatment and naloxone, physicians are making progress. A new fact sheet courtesy of the American Medical Association provides some evidence of that progress on a number of fronts.

Combining focused prescribing practices, education and medicated assisted treatment increases, and the use of Naloxone to reduce overdoses, there seems to be optimism in combating this epidemic. Be sure to read the AMA published article HERE to learn more!  

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