Opioid Use Disorder
We were pleased to see the House of Representatives this week move forward dozens of bills designed to address aspects of the opioid epidemic that costs more than 100 American lives each day and continues to ravage communities across the nation.
Letter to the Senate Finance Committee leadership supporting the Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday approved 32 bills to address the opioid crisis, including 12 AHA-supported bills.
Boston Medical Center has made strides to de-stigmatize addiction both inside and outside of its own walls.
AHA comments to the House Subcommittee on Health Energy and Commerce on bills related to the opioid crisis.
Opioid addiction is a mounting public health crisis. Individuals with substance use disorder are struggling with a brain disease. At our hospitals and health systems, we must promote a culture that fully understands this disease. And it’s important that health care providers make a distinction…
Read more about how Boston Medical Center is Setting a National Example in Reducing Stigma
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