ASAM Board Adopts New Prescription Drug Diversion, Misuse and Addiction Policy Statement

ASAM (1/26/12): ASAM board announces adoption of “Public Policy Statement on Measures to Counteract Prescription Drug Diversion, Misuse and Addiction.”  The American Society of Addiction Medicine recommends that the following components be included in any public policy response to the growing problem of prescription drug addiction, diversion, misuse and overdose deaths: Prescriber Education, Patient Education, Medical School and Residency Education, Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) and Better Data Through Research.

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