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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Nov 10, 2022 · A yearlong study that captured the responses of 263 such programs—sometimes called needle-exchange programs—found that they distributed more than 700,000 doses of …

Apr 30, 2021 · Removing barriers to needle- and syringe-exchange programs is another evidence-based intervention to reduce harms. “But we also need to look beyond those two,” …

Dec 12, 2023 · 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 …

Nov 4, 2020 · Harm-reduction strategies, including sterile needle exchange, are necessary to help protect against the spread of infectious disease. The drug overdose epidemic is not monolithic. …

• 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 • …