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Bookmark or Share- 8 keys to end the nation’s drug-overdose epidemicRemoving barriers to needle- and syringe-exchange programs is another evidence-based intervention to reduce harms. “But we also need to look beyond those two,” Cadwallader said. “For example, states need to review their Good Samaritan laws to make sure they don’t punish bystanders who try to help someone who is overdosing.”
- 2025 CPT® Errata and Technical Corrections | AMA77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (eg, biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) (Use 77002 in conjunction with 10160, 20206, 20220, 20225, 20520, 20525, 20526, 20550,
- 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.
- 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.
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