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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Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Based on 2020 and earlier NSDUH data, this report contains findings on a wide variety of key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Medicaid Delivery System Reforms to Combat the Opioid Crisis

This brief provides an overview of state Medicaid opioid use disorder (OUD) care delivery innovations and offers recent examples from state Medicaid programs based on findings from an OUD policy inventory of nine state Medicaid programs that have been substantially impacted by the opioid epidemic and participate in the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers
States
Source
Milbank Memorial Fund
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Resource Type
PDF

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Protocol TIP 63 (updated 2021)

May 2021, SAMHSA revised certain areas of all five parts of this TIP to bring the content up to date and make it as useful to readers as possible. These changes will help provide readers with the latest information needed to understand medications for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Research Report

This research report from NIDA discusses effective prevention and treatment strategies for opioid misuse and use disorder, and overcoming the misunderstandings and other barriers that prevent wider adoption of these treatments.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Opioid Use Disorder and Civil Rights Video and Webinar Series

The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), together with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), created this training series to provide information to child welfare and court professionals about federal disability rights protections that apply to some parents with an opioid or other substance use disorder who are involved with child welfare.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Policymakers
States
Source
National Center on Substance Use and Chiild Welfare (NCSACW)
Year
Resource Type
Website

Opioid Use in the Context of Polysubstance Use: Research Opportunities for Prevention, Treatment, and Sustained Recovery - Executive Summary

A summary of a workshop from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) Initiative, discussing opioid use in the context of polysubstance use.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Opioids and Stimulants: What Are They and How Are People Using Them

This brief reviews opioid and stimulant trends in availability, use, and impacts; compares opioids and stimulants in terms of drug effects and motivations for use; and examines the factors that drive co-use.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Communities
Policymakers
States
Source
Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, University of Washington
Year
Resource Type
PDF