More than 100 organizations join the National Academy of Medicine in countering the opioid epidemic

(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced today that more than 100 organizations across the US -- including community organizations, hospital and medical systems, academia, nonprofits, and health professional societies -- have joined NAM in declaring their commitment to reversing national trends in opioid misuse and overdose. The announcement was made at a meeting of the NAM's Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news