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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 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 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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Safe Use of Benzodiazepines: Clinical, Regulatory, and Public Health Perspectives

This two-day public workshop convened regulators, academic researchers, clinicians, patient advocates, and other stakeholders to share information underlying this action and gather input related to the safe use of benzodiazepines.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy / Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Year
Resource Type
Video

State Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment across the Correctional Continuum

This toolkit, informed by interviews with key leaders across several states, examines state policy actions at each of the intercept levels defined in the Sequential Intercept Model framework, and explores opportunities for states to successfully integrate treatment and prevention services across the behavioral health and criminal justice continuum.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.02 MB

Framing Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Acute Pain

This guideline develops a framework to evaluate existing clinical practice guidelines for prescribing opioids for acute pain indications and recommends indications for which new evidence-based guidelines should be developed.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
7.8 MB

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons: A Planning and Implementation Toolkit

This toolkit, supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Bloomberg Philanthropies, provides correctional administrators and health care providers recommendations and tools for implementing medication-assisted treatm
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Council for Behavioral Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.43 MB

Stem the Tide: Opioid Stewardship Measurement Implementation Guide

This guide includes best opportunities for driving improvements in opioid stewardship within their organization and community.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Hospital Association (AHA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2 MB

The Prevention Coalition’s Role in Addressing Health Disparities

This handout is designed to assist both newly formed and seasoned prevention coalitions to determine the who, what, and how to reduce health disparities as they implement substance misuse prevention programs.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Schools
Families
Policymakers and Payers
Patients
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
Pacific Southwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
284 KB

TIP 26: Treating Substance Use Disorder in Older Adults

This updated Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) is designed to help providers and others better understand how to identify, manage, and prevent substance misuse in older adults.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
10.07 MB