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Substance Use Tools & Resources   

Read the Guide

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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One Mind PsyberGuide

This website provides evaluations for mental health apps, including those related to substance use, based on app credibility, user experience, and transparency of privacy practices.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
One Mind
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Potential Usefulness of Apps and Other Digital Technologies for Improving Access to Behavioral Health in Primary Care

This Topic Brief provides an overview of the state of the evidence for behavioral health apps and key considerations and concerns related to finding, evaluating, and selecting smartphone and Internet-based behavioral health apps to recommend or prescribe in primary care and integrated care settings.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

SAMHSA Advisory: Digital Therapeutics for Management and Treatment in Behavioral Health

This advisory introduces readers to digital therapeutics (DTx) and the benefits of their use in behavioral health. It describes the research, regulatory, and reimbursement implications for DTx as well as selection and implementation considerations.
Format
Advisory
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.92 MB

The Role of Low-Threshold Treatment for Patients with Opioid Use Dusirder (OUD) in Primary Care

This Topic Brief provides an overview of what constitutes low-threshold treatment for patients with OUD, the state of the evidence and patient perspectives on low-threshold OUD treatment, and key steps and strategies for providing low-threshold treatment for patients with OUD in primary care settings.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

What is a DTx?

This page provides an overview on Digital therapeutics, which deliver patients evidence-based therapeutic interventions that are driven by high quality software programs to treat, manage, or prevent a disease or disorder. 
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Addiction and Mental Health Mobile Apps Directory

This document provides a directory of mobile applications (apps) that may be used as aids in mental health or addiction conditions.
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Knowledge Exchange - Provincial Addiction & Mental Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.08 MB

Center on Rural Addiction: Resources

This website has a variety of resources, including recorded webinars, slides, guides, and other tools, for rural practitioners working with patients with substance use disorders.

Format
Curriculum
Webinar/Video
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Center on Rural Addiction, University of Vermont (UVM CORA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Ensuring Access to Behavioral Health Care: Making Integrated Care a Reality

This is invited testimony to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee during the hearing on "Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration" about making behavioral health services accessible to Americans, including care for substance use disorders.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
The Commonwealth Fund; Williams RD
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
486 KB

Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications

This Technical Brief proposes a framework to assess mental health mobile applications, including those related to substance use, with the aim to facilitate selection of apps. The results of applying the framework will yield summary statements on the strengths and limitations of the apps and are intended for use by providers and patients/caregivers.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
8.1 MB