“The AMA Opioid Task Force issued a 2018 progress report (www.end-opioid-epidemic.org) on May 31 that highlighted a continuing decrease in opioid prescribing and increases in the use of state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), the number of physicians trained and certified to treat patients with an opioid use disorder, and overall access to naloxone.
The AMA launched the task force in 2014 to identify best practices for combatting opioid abuse and to swiftly implement those practices in medical offices and other health care facilities across the United States. The AAFP is one of 27 physician organizations that form the task force.”
Read more at: https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20180606amaopioidtaskforce.html
Source: AAFP.org – June 6, 2018
