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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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Motivational Interviewing for Clinical Practice

This educational activity will introduce key Motivational Interviewing concepts, including the four tasks, the spirit of MI, and skills for evoking change talk.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year
Resource Type
Video

NDEWS Weekly Briefings

The website releases the weekly briefings that curate recent news, research, surveillance data, and emerging drug trends from the U.S.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Optimizing Opioid Overdose Response

This video series provides brief, practical guidance for clinicians on recognizing opioid overdose and implementing evidence‑based response strategies, including timely naloxone use and patient-centered follow‑up care.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

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

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

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

Reaching YAY Where They Are: Substance Use Prevention and Treatment

This training equips clinicians and allied professionals with evidence‑based strategies to prevent, identify, and address substance use among adolescents and young adults using current trends, validated screening tools like CRAFFT, and motivational interviewing techniques.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Medical Providers
Source
Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
Year
Resource Type
Video

Sentinel Site Reports

This page provides monthly and archived Sentinel Site Reports from the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), summarizing local drug‑use trends, emerging substances, overdose patterns, and other surveillance findings from communities across the U.S.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Communities
Source
National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page