APA Offers to Assist the Administration on the Opioid Emergency

Aug 10, 2017

ARLINGTON, Va. — President Trump announced plans today to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency, a designation that would offer states and federal agencies more resources and power to combat the epidemic. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) issued the following statement from APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A.:

“The American Psychiatric Association will work with the administration and the states to help provide education, training and support to address the opioid crisis. Each year APA trains thousands of clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of those with opioid use disorders. Additionally, we are an active partner in the Providers’ Clinical Support System For Medication Assisted Treatment coalition funded by SAMHSA. This national initiative provides training and mentoring in response to the prescription opioid misuse epidemic and increases the availability of pharmacotherapies to address opioid use disorder. We have trained thousands of physicians on the most effective medication-assisted treatments to serve patients in a variety of settings, including primary care, psychiatric care, substance use disorder treatment, and pain management settings.”

The American Psychiatric Association is the oldest medical association in the country founded in 1844. The APA is also the largest psychiatric association in the world with more than 37,000 physician members specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illnesses. APA’s vision is to ensure access to quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.

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