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Substance Use Tools & Resources  

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A collection of tools and resources for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use. See the full environmental scan (PDF 0.69 MB) and resources collection (PDF 1.28 MB) in PDF format.

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2022 National Drug Control Strategy

This inaugural Strategy proposes bold, targeted, and consequential actions to bend the curve on overdose deaths in the immediate term and reduce drug use and its damaging consequences over the longer term.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers
States
Communities
Source
The White House / Executive Office of the President / Office of National Drug Control Policy
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.6 MB

National Core Curriculum: Stimulants and their Impact on Brain and Behavior: Best Practices and Approaches for Effective Treatment and Recovery

A core curriculum training package to provide information about central nervous system stimulants and their impact on brain, body, and behavior.
Format
Curriculum
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Schools
Source
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC)
Year
Resource Type
Website

Tips for Teens: The Truth about Alcohol (Spanish Version)

This Spanish language fact sheet for teens provides facts about alcohol. It describes short- and long-term effects and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Children
Schools
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.07 MB

Vital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics — 25 States and the District of Columbia, 2019-2020

This report describes changes in drug overdose death rates from 2019 to 2020, stratified by sex, age group, and race and ethnicity. In addition, it examines differences in circumstances surrounding drug overdose, and assesses differences in overdose death rates by county-level income inequality and availability of mental health treatment providers and providers of medications for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers
States
Communities
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
194 KB