American Medical Association Of Georgia President Talks Opioid Abuse

There are more and more signs that Georgia is taking the nations declared opioid crisis seriously.

Strides are being made in Georgia to curb opioid use. A new report by the American Medical Association suggest it’s mainly due to doctors taking heed and thinking twice, maybe even three times, before prescribing.

“Less pills out there makes all the difference,” Rutledge Forney, president of the Medical Association of Georgia, said.