Nation reaches “turning point” in addressing Rx abuse crisis (AMA Wire)

(AMA Wire) Posted at 4/28/2014 2:45 PM CDT

A remarkable development in the effort to solve the country’s prescription drug abuse crisis was evident at a national summit of governmental and public health leaders held in Atlanta. Federal officials, state attorneys general and the AMA all agreed on a needed change in focus to treatment and prevention.

The National Rx Drug Abuse Summit, which concluded April 24, brought together hundreds of thought leaders and advocates from across the country, including executives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.