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Bookmark or Share- The antidote: 3 things to consider when co-prescribing naloxone“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 being used to reverse an overdose.”
- AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series: Strategies to address the drug ...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 urges states to adopt new Maine needle, syringe exchange policy“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 ...
- Surgeon general nominee fought HIV outbreak in rural IndianaThese 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.
- Needle & Syringe Exchanges - American Medical AssociationThe 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.
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