Decrease in Opioid
Prescriptions: 2013 - 2018
Total PDMP Queries in 2018
The AMA encourages physicians to access the following education and training resources to help end your state’s opioid epidemic.
Pennsylvania makes for an ideal case study on how strong leadership can make a difference—even if the fight is not over yet
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory regarding carfentanil-related overdoses in several areas of Pennsylvania. DOH says that some areas have seen significant numbers of these overdoses, including some that were fatal.
Pennsylvania Medical Society, in collaboration with 11 partner stakeholders
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Program Evaluation and Research Unit
Various specialty medical organizations, including Pennsylvania Medical Society, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Health
Advocacy campaign
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to reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic.