Resources for Opioid Prescribers

Illinois State Requirements 
Illinois physicians are required to take three hours of Continuing Medical Education specifically on safe opioid prescribing practices.  The IAFP has online courses to meet this requirement!

Medical licensure requirements in Illinois are developed by the Illinois Department of Professional and Financial Regulation (IDFPR). To view the full list of medical licensure requirements as determined by the state agency, please visit the IDFPR physician website or idfpr.illinois.gov

DEA: MAT Act Training Requirement - As Congressionally-mandated, medical practitioners have a new role to help patients fighting to sustain recovery and prevent opioid overdoses. All medical registrants submitting a new or renewing a current registration must attest to completing an eight-hour training to treat patients overcoming opioid and other substance use disorders. Learn more.

Learn more DEA: MATE Act Training Requirements (Video)

Provider Education / IAFP Opioid Safety CME Free for IAFP members

The Illinois Academy of Family Physicians already has several 1-hour online courses on opioid safety 

Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program
State law requires that all prescribers with controlled substance licenses must register for the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program . The Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is an electronic tool that collects information on controlled substance prescriptions, reported on a daily basis by retail pharmacies dispensing in Illinois. If you are not already registered, please visit www.ilpmp.org and register. If you have any problems registering, call the PMP for assistance at 217-524-1311 or email [email protected].  
IL-PMP registration and implementation information.

Prescription Monitoring Program: How-To Videos

Increasing access to Naloxone is one of multiple harm reduction strategies IDHS is utilizing to support people experiencing the disease of addiction and addressing record numbers of fatalities. For more information on the program, and to enroll and receive Narcan, go to: IDHS/SUPR Drug Overdose Prevention Program (state.il.us)

Fact & Figures
CDC National Center for Health Statistics

Resources for your practice

Illinois Opioid Hotline - Free and confidential help, 24/7
 Click here to access downloadable images for your practice website

Fentanyl flyer from Live4Lali and Chicago Recovery Alliance

Postcards, Flyers, and Posters available online for download.

Opioid Response Network:
The opioid and stimulant crisis has strained the entire healthcare system and demands an array of solutions. ORN has brought together hundreds of addiction specialists and over 45 national professional healthcare organizations to support healthcare providers. All for free. Contact ORN to see how they can help enhance your efforts. Visit OpioidResponseNetwork.org opioidresponsenetwork.org/events/ to view upcoming trainings. 

Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center (Great Lakes ATTC) Resources:
Walking in Wellness Podcast
ATTC Educational Packages For Opioid Use Disorders
Substance Use Disorder Learning Series (from National Hispanic and Latino ATTC)
Trainings and events

Opioid resources:

• Perinatal Toolkit to increase access to MAR for pregnant and post-partum people with opioid use and substance use disorder. View the perinatal toolkit on the IL Helpline. 
• National Academy of Medicine commentary on policy to improve comprehensive addiction treatment. Co-authored by IAFP member Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, MD, FAAFP
• The National Council on Aging (NCOA) Implementing Evidence-Based Programs to Address Chronic Pain brief.
• CDC Webinar: Non-opioid Treatments for Chronic PainPrescribing Naloxone (For Physicians), Prescribe to Prevent
• The Opioid Epidemic: By the NumbersPrescription Opioids: What You Need to Know 
• Pain: You Can Get HelpRole of Physical Activity in Managing Chronic Pain in Older AdultsStopOverdoseIL.org, Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy
• Drug Overdose, Drug Policy Alliance
• Prescription Drug Overdose in the United States: Fact Sheet, CDC
• Overdose Death Rates, NIDA
• Recognizing Opioid Overdose, Harm Reduction Coalition
• Opioid Overdose Toolkit, SAMHSA
• 911 Good Samaritan Fatal Overdose Prevention Law, Drug Policy Alliance
• Drug Overdose Immunity “Good Samaritan” Laws, National Conference of State Legislators
• Overdose Prevention Program Locator
• NaloxoneInfo.org Understanding Naloxone, Harm Reduction Coalition
• Naloxone/Narcan®: Frequently Asked Questions, StopOverdose.org
• Changing The Narrative is a network of reporters, researchers, academics, and advocates concerned about the way  media represents drug use and addiction.