National Roadmap on State-Level Efforts to End the Opioid Epidemic: Leading-Edge Practices and Next Steps

Source: American Medical Association (AMA). Published: 9/2019. This 30-page report summarizes an analysis of the response to the opioid epidemic by four states: Colorado, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. The analysis focuses on state efforts in six key areas to identify best practices and provide a roadmap for all states to follow in order to increase access to high-quality, evidence-based treatment for persons with a substance use disorder (SUD) or who need comprehensive, multidisciplinary, multimodal pain care, and to increase access to naloxone to save lives from overdose. (PDF)
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