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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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Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy

This is an opinion piece that provides background, recommendations, and conclusions for the treatment of pregnant women with opioid use and opioid use disorder, to improve maternal and infant outcomes.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
States
Communities
Source
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

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

Drug Diversion Toolkit: Buprenorphine — A Primer for Prescribers and Pharmacists

Provides guidance to physicians and pharmacists on buprenorphine regulatory requirements, prescribing, dispensing, and safety recommendations and additional information to improve decision making and promote beneficial outcomes.
Link
https://www.homestatehealth.com/content/dam/centene/home-state-health/pdfs/drugdiversion-buprenorphine-booklet.pdf
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year

Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People With Stimulant Use Disorders: Counselor's Treatment Manual (PDF - 2.3 MB KB)

This manual contains all the materials necessary for a counselor to conduct individual and group sessions using the Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People with Stimulant Use Disorders (IOP) approach.

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

Counselor’s Family Education Manual: Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People With Stimulant Use Disorders (PDF - 1.07 MB KB)

This manual provides counselors with an overview of the Family Education component of the Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People with Stimulant Use Disorders (IOP) package and general guidelines for conducting sessions.

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

TIP 46: Substance Abuse: Administrative Issues in Outpatient Treatment (PDF - 6.98 MB KB)

This manual provides guidelines for administrators on addressing issues in outpatient treatment for alcohol and substance misuse. It discusses cultural competence, management and strategic collaborations, human resources, financing, and performance and outcomes improvement.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 40. (PDF - 1.1 MB KB)

Provides guidance on the use of buprenorphine among a number of topics, including physiology and pharmacology of opioids, opioid addiction, and buprenorphine treatment; screening and assessment of OUDs; protocols for buprenorphine treatment; management of special populations; and policies and procedures related to DATA 2000.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF