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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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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 in Nonmetropolitan Counties (PDF - 250 KB)

This factsheet summarizes 2025 survey findings showing that people living in rural nonmetropolitan counties generally reported lower rates of alcohol use, nicotine vaping, and illicit drug use than those in more urbanized nonmetropolitan counties, while emphasizing the ongoing need to address substance use challenges and treatment access in rural communities.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

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

Understanding Alcohol Tolerance (PDF - 1,946 KB)

This resource explains how alcohol tolerance develops, why feeling less intoxicated does not reduce impairment or risk, how tolerance differs from physical dependence and alcohol use disorder, and what individuals can do to reduce alcohol-related harms and seek support when needed.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder (PCSS-MAUD)
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

2025 AMA Report on Substance Use and Treatment: Progress, Policy and Future Directions (PDF - 6.6 MB)

This report presents data on substance use and treatment. It identifies existing gaps in pain care, treatment for opioid use disorder, naloxone, and emerging threats such as polysubstance use and cannabis use disorder. Though, opioid-related deaths have dropped recently, the report concludes that the opioid epidemic is evolving faster than our systems are.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Medical Association (AMA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Behind the Numbers: Making Sense of Trends in the Drug Supply and Overdose Rates

This webinar recording explores why novel psychoactive substances and new markets have emerged in recent years and breaks down recent overdose data trends and gaps.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Source
Overdose Prevention Network
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Blueprint for a National Prevention Infrastructure for Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders

This interactive resource highlights findings from the 2025 report, Blueprint for a National Prevention Infrastructure for Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders and includes actionable recommendations for various audiences.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Graduate Education
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Year
Resource Type
Web Page