Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on tangible actions to reverse the overdose epidemic | COVID-19 Update
Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on tangible actions to reverse the overdose epidemic | COVID-19 Update
Visit https://end-overdose-epidemic.org for more information.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.
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0:00 AMA COVID-19 Update for August 30, 2022
1:09 Overdose deaths increasing in the U.S.
1:35 Data shows Black, American Indian and Native Alaskan American populations have fastest overdose mortality rate
2:08 Drivers of overdose epidemic: illicit manufactured fentanyl, barriers to evidence-based care, stigma associated with substance abuse disorder
3:37 Prioritizing substance abuse disorder treatment over supply-side restrictions
3:55 Opioid prescribing is down nationally, but drug-related mortality continues to rise
4:16 Increase use of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) have not decreased deaths
5:22 Changing Naloxone prescription status, increase in harm reduction services
6:21 Decriminalizing use of fentanyl testing strips
6:50 Removing restrictions on syringe services programs
7:52 Eliminate barriers to evidence-based care (state, federal law requiring parity)
11:15 Pain management as a medical condition
12:06 Remove arbitrary restrictions affecting prescription opioid therapy
12:55 Stop limiting access to non-pharmacologic modalities
13:54 AMA has helped remove prior authorization for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
14:43 AMA strongly supports federal flexibilities to ensure telehealth access for substance use disorder treatment
15:27 Fixing 2016 CDC opioid guidelines
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