Substance Use Tools & Resources
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.
Redesigning Care - A How-To Guide for Hospitals and Health Systems Seeking to Implement, Strengthen and Sustain Telebehavioral Health (PDF - 3.6 MB KB)
Rural Telehealth Toolkit (PDF - n/a KB)
The Road to Connectivity: A Roadmap for Connecting to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Through Your Electronic Health Record (PDF - 1.9 MB KB)
Bloomberg American Health Initiative - Fentanyl FORECAST Study (PDF - N/A KB)
An informational page on the Bloomberg American Health Initiative website which details facts and resources from their Fentanyl Overdose Reduction Checking Analysis Study (FORECAST).
Telemedicine Risk Management Considerations (PDF - 235 KB KB)
7 Ways to Legally and Ethically Expand Your Services with Evidence-Based Telehealth
Highlights key findings about implementing evidence-based telehealth services, including legal and regulatory codes and professional ethical requirements
Webinar Series — Support for Hospital Opioid Use Treatment (Project SHOUT)
Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities (PDF - 593 KB KB)
Looks at various barriers to accessing mental health and substance use disorder treatment and services in rural communities and describes how telehealth interventions may provide ways to overcome specific barriers
