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    Pennsylvania's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PA PDMP) gives health care professionals access to crucial information to help spot the warning signs of addiction, medication diversion and potentially harmful drug-drug interactions. Most importantly, the database helps health care providers identify patients struggling with substance use disorder so that they can be referred to treatment.

    While the PA PDMP is an important tool in combatting the overdose epidemic, there are many other resources available to help providers including prescribing guidelines, screening tools, and treatment resources. The list below contains some helpful links which are regularly updated:

    Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

    Communicating with Patients Regarding Substance Use or Misuse

    Connecting Patients to the Resources They Need

    • ATLAS: Addiction Treatment Locator, Assessment, and Standards Platform (Shatterproof)  
    • Pennsylvania Centers of Excellence for OUD coordinate care for Medicaid.
    • Single County Authorities (SCAs) are a valuable resource for clinicians and their patients who need drug and alcohol treatment. Through contracts with the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), SCAs are drug and alcohol service hubs that receive state and federal dollars to plan, coordinate, manage, and implement the delivery of drug and alcohol prevention, intervention, treatment, and treatment-related services (such as case management and recovery support) at the local level. This includes a continuum of drug and alcohol treatment services. SCAs will work with you to offer assistance to your patients who need such services. The Department of Health urges you to take advantage of SCAs. Typically, SCAs serve individuals who reside within the SCA's geographic region, but this is not always the case. Locate an SCA.

    Drug Abuse Screening Tools for Clinicians

    Approaches to Safer Opioid Prescribing, including Continuing Medical Education (CME) Units

    The Department offers free online and on-site education on topics including safe and effective opioid prescribing, strategies to identify substance use disorder, addressing substance use disorder, and referring patients to treatment. Participants are eligible to receive Continuing Education (CE) and certain modules meet additional Pennsylvania licensing and relicensing requirements. Learn more.

    Patient Education Materials on Opioids

    Patient Agreements Regarding Opioid Use

    Early Intervention and Treatment Resources

    State Resources Available for You

    National Treatment Resources

    Lists of Controlled Substances