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Substance Use Tools & Resources   

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This collection of tools and resources is for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use, and other interested stakeholders. This collection was originally established following an environmental scan on implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care. (See PDFs of Volume 1 (PDF - 609 KB) and Volume 2 (PDF - 1.3 MB) of that scan). Items have been continuously added to this collection since then, and the collection has expanded to cover substance use more broadly, rather than just MAT for OUD.

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Overdose Prevention Data Channel

This interactive dashboard integrates multiple national data sources to provide timely information on fatal and nonfatal drug overdose trends, risk factors, and opportunities for intervention, helping communities better understand and respond to the overdose crisis.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Overdose Risk Assessment Tool: A Guide for Loved Ones and Allies (PDF - 595 KB)

This tool is a 15‑question self‑assessment designed to help people who use drugs (PWUD) identify factors that increase their risk of overdose and to support conversations with loved ones or allies about safety.
Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Peer Recovery Support Services in Substance Use Treatment

This webpage provides an evidence-based overview of how peer recovery support services help people with substance use disorders, highlighting research findings, practical models, and policy considerations.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Peer Recovery Support Services Policy Landscape and Analysis (PDF - 1,930 KB)

This document provides a policy landscape and analysis of Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS), offering an overview of how states are defining, certifying, financing, and integrating the peer support workforce while also identifying policy gaps and opportunities for strengthening services.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Polysubstance Use: The Exception or the Rule?

This webinar explains how polysubstance use commonly occurs in substance use disorders and reviews strategies for evaluating and treating patients with co occurring drug use complications using evidence based approaches.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Practitioner Champion Videos

The videos show how healthcare providers successfully integrated medication for opioid use disorder into their practices, outlining practical implementation steps, ongoing learning strategies, the benefits for patients and providers, and ways to reduce stigma surrounding treatment.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Preventing Relapse and Return to Alcohol Use: A Clinical Conversation Guide (PDF - 497 KB)

This guide provides clinicians with a structured framework to help patients maintain recovery from alcohol use disorder by identifying relapse risks, developing coping and support plans, addressing medication considerations, and creating safety and rapid re-engagement strategies if alcohol use occurs.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder (PCSS-MAUD)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Problems Initiating Buprenorphine Treatment Among Patients Using Fentanyl (PDF - 6.7 MB)

This webinar presents findings from a study on clinician‑reported challenges in initiating buprenorphine for people using fentanyl—such as precipitated withdrawal, perceived ineffectiveness, and patient preference for methadone—and discusses how clinicians are modifying induction protocols in response
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Psychosis and Substance Use in Adolescents and Young Adults (PDF - 3.1 MB)

This webinar provides a clinical overview of psychosis in adolescents and young adults and explains how substance use influences its onset, diagnosis, and management with practical strategies for distinguishing substance induced symptoms from primary psychiatric disorders.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF