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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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Overview of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Care Clinical Guidelines: A Resource for States Developing SUD Delivery System Reforms (PDF - 377 KB KB)

Provides information about prevention, treatment, and recovery services and levels of care on the continuum of SUD care. Includes an overview of nationally developed guidelines for SUD treatment and useful tools and examples of State-based initiatives.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use (PDF - 11.2 MB KB)

This guideline updates the state of the science on pain research, care, and education with a particular focus on informing the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) development of a formal method for incorporating individual and societal considerations into its risk-benefit framework for opioid approval and monitoring.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Peer Support Toolkit (PDF - 10.7 MB KB)

This toolkit was developed to assist administrators, directors, and supervisors of treatment organizations who have recently hired (or plan to hire) peers into new support roles with the agency. It is an interactive PDF that presents key information in brief reads, yet preserves the opportunity to delve deeper into subjects.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
City of Philadephia - Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Physician Fee Schedule Look-Up Tool

Provides information on services covered by the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Format
Other
Audience
Patients
Families
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year

Rx Awareness

Provides information to increase awareness about how prescription opioids can be addictive and dangerous.
Format
Toolkit
Campaign
Audience
Medical Providers
Patients
Families
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year

Rx Pain Medications Know the Options, Get the Facts

Gives basic information about treating overdose with naloxone.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Families
Patients
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Shatterproof Stigma Information Sheet (PDF - 1.42 MB KB)

This information sheet provides stigmatized words to avoid when speaking about substance use disorder, and words to use instead.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Shatterproof
Year
Resource Type
PDF

TAP 21: Addiction Counseling Competencies

This guide enhances the competencies of substance use disorder treatment counselors. It discusses patient assessment and screening, treatment planning, referral, service coordination, counseling, family and community education, and cultural competency.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Families
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF