MAR NOW
MAR NOW connects callers to immediate treatment for opioid use disorder, including telephonic prescription and home induction on buprenorphine or same-day clinic appointments for methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone. MAR NOW can also connect patients to withdrawal management and residential treatment. MAR NOW is accessible through the 24/7 Illinois Helpline for Opioids and Other Substances (833-234-6343). Callers asking for opioid treatment between 6am-10pm seven days/week will be immediately connected to a provider. After hours, callers will leave a message and receive a call back the next day.
National Opioid Settlement Fund
Illinois is estimated to receive approximately $760 million over 18 years. Funds are anticipated to support authorized opioid remediation core strategies including:
- Naloxone and other FDA-approved drug to reverse opioid overdoses.
- Medication Assisted Treatment/Medication Assisted Recovery.
- Services for pregnant and post-partum people with opioid use disorder.
- Services for neonatal-abstinence syndrome.
- Bridge services (warm hand-off) and recovery-oriented services.
- Treatment of incarcerated people.
- Prevention programs.
- Harm reduction and syringe service programs.
Executive Order 2022-19: ORDER REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS RECEIVED FROM ILLINOIS’ OPIOID LITIGATION AND CREATING THE ILLINOIS OPIOID REMEDIATION ADVISORY BOARD AND THE OFFICE OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION