Opioids and Older Adults: Prescription to Addiction
The opioid crisis in Chicago defies national trends, and disproportionately affects older adults. From 2016-17 fatal opioid overdoses increased over 95% in Chicagoans over 65 while decreasing for younger people. (CDPH, 2018)
A Panel Discussion Featuring:
  • Monica Malec, MD Palliative Care Physician University of Chicago
  • Capt. Jeffrey Coady, Psy.D., ABPP Regional Administrator  SAMHSA
  • Jamelia Hand, CADC, CODP Vantage Clinical Consulting
Participants will learn:
  • The origins and scale of the current opioid crisis
  • What opioids are, and how they work
  • Why older adults are uniquely vulnerable
  • Resources available to providers and communities
  • How to work with older clients and families
  • James Kowalsky, IDHS SUPR will train attendees to identify the signs of an overdose, and administer life-saving naloxone
  • Attendees who complete training will be given a naloxone kit to take with them
Date: Friday, May 17, 2019
9:00am-2:00pm (lunch included)
The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Lobby
969 E 60th Street; Chicago, IL 60637
Validated parking vouchers are available; indicate your interest when registering
Tuition: Free
CEUs 3.75
To register: https://opioids-older-adults.eventbrite.com

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The Illinois Coalition on Substance Use and Aging invites you and your organization to join us as we work together to help older adults who are at risk for or suffering with substance use problems.  

We have regular meetings in Chicago to network, present, and discuss topical issues, and to plan our annual event. There is opportunity for you to attend meetings, either in person or by teleconference, and to join one of our committees. 
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If you want to help older adults with substance use problems and are interested in and committed to networking and increasing services or extending existing services,  we invite you to join us.

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If you are:  interested in networking and increasing services to older adults.

If you: would like training for your organization on how to help older adults who have substance use problems.

If you are:  a senior services provider, substance abuse treatment provider, mental health treatment provider, senior housing provider, homeless shelter provider, representative of a State of Illinois department serving older adults, or a member of another organization that serves older adults.
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Or, if you just want to make a difference in the lives of older adults who are at risk for or suffer with substance use problems, we invite you to contact us.