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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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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)

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

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

Strategies to Reduce the Risks and Harms of Alcohol Use (PDF - 499.44 KB)

This resource explains how unhealthy alcohol use affects health and provides practical strategies and guidance to help individuals reduce drinking, lower related risks, and seek support when needed.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Medical Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder (PCSS-MAUD)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Stronger Than You Know: Tools for Navigating Life’s Challenges (PDF - 7.02 MB)

This guide provides adolescents and young adults, especially those affected by parental substance use, mental health challenges, or child welfare involvement, with practical information, resilience-building strategies, and trusted resources to support healthy development and recovery.
Format
Guide
Audience
Families
Children
Patients
Source
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Substance Use Prevention Fact Sheet (PDF - 2.8 MB)

The fact sheet helps define substance use prevention, explain how prevention works, share primary prevention strategies, and highlight a few State examples.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
States
Communities
Source
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Agency Directors (NASADAD)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Why Menopause Matters in Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery

The blog explains how hormonal and life changes during menopause can increase women’s risk of substance use and relapse, highlighting the need for more awareness and tailored prevention, treatment, and recovery care.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page