legislation
ON PAIN: Should Methadone, Buprenorphine Prescribing Be Relaxed?
Prescribing regulations for medications for opioid use disorder can be pretty strict. But should they be?
APRIL 29, 2022
NSAID Prescriptions Remain Flat After Enactment of Florida Opioid Restriction Law
A quality improvement study evaluating the link between the Florida opioid analgesic restriction law and use of ...
AUGUST 20, 2021
Senate Passes Opioid Bill in Hopes of Easing Crisis
The U.S. Senate passed the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 to assuage the problem with preventive measures, ...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
Proposed Law Aims to Reduce Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse
Physicians hope that a bill now in the U.S. Senate will prevent the nation’s opioid epidemic from posing a ...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Full Practice Authority for NPs Continues to Gain Momentum
Over the past five years, a growing number of states have passed legislation allowing full practice authority to ...
JUNE 18, 2018
APS Endorses Compromise Legislation of the Marijuana Effective Studies Act
The APS endorsed a legislative compromise for the Marijuana Effective Studies Act of 2016, the bill that aims to ...
MAY 29, 2018
President Signs Opioid Abuse Bill Into Law
Overdoses from heroin, prescription drugs and opioids surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of ...
JULY 25, 2016
Massachusetts Leads the Way on Opioid Overdose Fight, but Will Pain Patients Suffer?
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed into law new legislation that will significantly regulate how opioid ...
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
