American Medical Association
Why It’s Inappropriate Not to Treat Incarcerated Patients with Opioid Agonist Therapy
AMA Journal of Ethics. September 2017, Volume 19, Number 9: 922-930.
Sarah E. Wakeman, MD
AMA CME – opioid primer
A Primer on the Opioid Morbidity and Mortality Crisis: What Every Prescriber Should Know
AMA: Promote safe storage and disposal of opioids
Patients with Addiction Need Treatment – Not Stigma
Written by AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse
Junkie. Stoner. Crackhead. We’ve all heard the terms, used to describe those individuals who struggle with drug addiction. These words are dismissive and disdainful; they reflect a moral judgment that is a relic of a bygone era when our understanding of addiction was limited, when many thought that addiction was some sort of moral failing and should be a source of shame. We need to change the national discussion. Put simply, individuals with substance use disorders are our patients who need treatment.