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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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Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Mobile Apps for PTSD

This webpage includes a list of VA mobile apps which provide support and guidance in living with PTSD, help with related issues affecting people with PTSD, and additional help for PTSD treatments.
Format
Digital Therapeutics
Audience
Patients
Communities
Source
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Center for PTSD
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Digital Therapeutics (DTx) Product Library

To help key stakeholders understand and differentiate digital therapeutics from the thousands of other mobile health apps that are available, this library highlights evidence-based innovative digital therapeutics products.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Digital Therapeutics in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: State of the Science and Vision for the Future (webinar)

This webinar reviews the state of the science of digital therapeutics for behavioral health and timely opportunities to scale up access to digital health tools, including those related to substance use, via multiple paths to deployment around the world.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC)
Year
Resource Type
Video

mHealth Index & Navigation Database (MIND)

This webpage provides a library of mental health apps, including those related to substance use, and provides evaluations based on the American Psychiatric Association's App Evaluation Model.
Format
Digital Therapeutics
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Communities
Source
Division of Digital Psychiatry at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

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

Grade B

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 (PDF - 2.92 MB KB)

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

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 (PDF - 884 KB KB)

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