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by CASEY L. PENN 248 ON THE COVER Rising Suicide Rate Leads to Increased Focus on Education, Prevention Sandra Johnson, MD A Closer Look at Quality 252 Winner of the ASAE Excellence in Communications Award 244 246 WHAT HAVE WE DONE FOR YOU LATELY? EUGENE SHELBY, MD, VICE SPEAKER, HOUSE OF DELEGATES AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse Patients with a substance use disorder need treatment – not stigma SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE Volume 112 • Number 13 May 2016 Established 1890. Owned and edited by the Arkansas Medical Society and published under the direction of the Board of Trustees. A Clinical Review of Tick-Borne Diseases in Arkansas Maria Theresa Montales, MD; Alexandria Beebe, MPH; Arun Chaudhury, MD; Dirk Haselow, MD, PhD; Sowmya Patil, MD, FAAP; Sue Weinstein, DVM, MPH; Richard Taffner, MPH; Naveen Patil, MD, MHSA, FIDSA 254 Advertising Information: Penny Henderson, [phone] or [email protected]. #10 Corporate Hill Drive, Suite 300, Little Rock, AR 72205. Postmaster: Send address changes to: The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, P.O. Box 55088, Little Rock, AR 72215-5088. Subscription rate: $30.00 annually for domestic; $40.00, foreign. Single issue $3.00. The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society (ISNN 0004-1858) is published monthly, except twice in the month of August by the Arkansas Medical Society, #10 Corporate Hill Drive, Suite 300, Little Rock, AR 72205. [phone]. SPECIAL ARTICLE Marshallese COFA Migrants in Arkansas Pearl Anna McElfish, MD Printed by The Ovid Bell Press Inc., Fulton, Missouri 65251. Periodicals postage is paid at Little Rock, AR, and at additional mailing offices. Articles and advertisements published in The Journal are for the interest of its readers and do not represent the official position or endorsement of The Journal or the Arkansas Medical Society. The Journal reserves the right to make the final decision on all content and advertisements. Join us to stay updated on health care news in Arkansas. © Copyright 2016 by the Arkansas Medical Society. www.ArkMed.org NUMBER 13 259 Feature Articles facebook.com/ArkMedSoc twitter.com/ArkMedSoc ArkMed.org MAY 2016 • 243