EPISODE · Dec 30, 2020 · 15 MIN
Ending the Drug Overdose Epidemic: A Look at the 2020 AMA-Manatt Health National Roadmap
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Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Patrice Harris, MD The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 80,000 Americans died from May 2019 to May 2020 due to a drug-related overdose. CDC data indicates that the drug overdose epidemic is being fueled by a staggering rise in deaths involving illicitly manufactured Fentanyl methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. In response to the far-reaching drug overdose epidemic, organizations like the American Medical Association and Manatt Health have come together to help end this epidemic. Here to recap the process that’s been made and what the 2020 national policy roadmap recommends moving towards is Dr. Patrice Harris a psychiatrist and chair of the AMA Opioid Task Force.
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Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Patrice Harris, MD The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 80,000 Americans died from May 2019 to May 2020 due to a drug-related overdose. CDC data indicates that the drug overdose epidemic is being fueled by a staggering rise in deaths involving illicitly manufactured Fentanyl methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin. In response to the far-reaching drug overdose epidemic, organizations like the American Medical Association and Manatt Health have come together to help end this epidemic. Here to recap the process that’s been made and what the 2020 national policy roadmap recommends moving towards is Dr. Patrice Harris a psychiatrist and chair of the AMA Opioid Task Force.
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