Needle & Syringe Exchanges - American Medical Association
Nov 21, 2024 · The American Medical Association strongly supports needle and syringe exchange programs as part of a wider harm reduction approach to treating substance abuse and addiction. Here's how the AMA is lending its voice to support needle and syringe exchanges across America.
Funds will bolster scores of syringe services programs
Dec 1, 2022 · Syringe services programs (SSPs) help prevent infection and improve patient care. As the AMA detailed in its “2022 Overdose Epidemic Report,” SSPs—formerly called needle-exchange programs—can significantly cut HIV and hepatitis C incidence and serve as a bridge to testing and treatment for ...
Surgeon general nominee fought HIV outbreak in rural Indiana
Jul 13, 2017 · These include needle-exchange programs (also called syringe service programs), wide availability of naloxone, promotion of drug take-back programs, increasing access to evidence-based and comprehensive treatment, and integrated pain-management programs that emphasize functionality and outcomes rather than elimination of pain.
AMA urges states to adopt new Maine needle, syringe exchange …
Apr 10, 2020 · “The AMA encourages all states to consider adopting the Maine Executive Order to modify restrictive laws and regulations concerning the sale and possession of needles and syringes to maximize the availability of sterile syringes and needles,” said AMA President Patrice A. Harris, M.D., M.A. “Sterile needle and syringe exchange is a proven ...
The antidote: 3 things to consider when co-prescribing naloxone
Jun 3, 2016 · “One is the context of distributing it to drug users, and that’s usually through needle exchange programs,” he said. “That’s where it’s most likely to be used to reverse an overdose. Around 20 percent of the naloxone handed out at these programs ends up …
AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series: Strategies to address the …
And naloxone access, needle exchange, so someone with a substance use disorder isn't also going to end up with hepatitis or HIV. Test strips to see what's actually in what's being used. When we know what the right treatment is but things like the red tape of prior authorization make doing the right thing difficult, that's when our advocacy arm ...
AMA Overdose Epidemic Research | American Medical Association
Nov 21, 2024 · The AMA is committed to advancing research to address the overdose epidemic and other substance use disorders affecting communities across the country. Among other resources, the AMA has worked with Manatt Health to create a national Opioid Epidemic Policy Roadmap, as well compiling an Overdose Epidemic Report on the current state of the nation’s …
• Harm reduction, naloxone, needle, and syringe exchange • Lead AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force • Mental health and substance use disorder parity • Pharmaceutical issues • Physician wellness/licensing and credentialing reforms • Treatments for pain/substance use disorders • Workers’ compensation, AMA Guides
Pioneer on rare genetic disease research among 5 honored by AMA
Mar 10, 2021 · Dr. Baird has worked with state legislators to update the death investigation system, revamp tuberculosis statutes and start needle-exchange programs. He wrote opioid policy and signed standard naloxone orders that significantly reduced overdose deaths in North Dakota.
7 ways telehealth is reshaping medicine for the better
Apr 5, 2024 · Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sanford Health had begun its Baby Beats program prior to the pandemic and its popularity continues to grow. Sanford Health also is a member of the AMA Health System Program, which provides enterprise solutions to equip leadership, physicians and care teams with resources to help drive the future of medicine.