In December 2018, Federal Practitioner sat down with Surgeon General VADM Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH to discuss recent initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic and to improve health care engagement and delivery in this exclusive video interview. During 2018, the Office of the Surgeon General took a number of steps to address the ongoing opioid crisis, releasing a public health advisory to urge increased use of naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. In addition, the office of the Surgeon General released a postcard with 5 actions every person can take to address the opioid epidemic.

Increasing Health Care Engagement

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Community Health and Economic Prosperity

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