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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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Prescription Opioids: What You Need To Know (PDF - 1.1 MB)

Explains the risks and side effects of prescription opioids. Provides information on other options to manage pain that should be discussed with the healthcare provider and additional instructions on what to do if prescribed opioids for pain.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Hospital Association
Year

Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain (PDF - 1.8 MB)

Offers clinical recommendations for primary care clinicians for prescribing opioids in all pain phases, for perioperative pain, for chronic noncancer pain, and for special populations. Covers reducing or discontinuing chronic opioid analgesic therapy, and recognition and treatment of opioid use disorder.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Washington State Agency Medical Directors’ Group
Year

Acute Pain Assessment and Opioid Prescribing Protocol (PDF - 1.36 MB)

Describes how to more effectively and safely manage patients seeking care for acute pain and encourages the clinician to carefully consider unintended consequences (abuse, misuse, overdose, addiction, and diversion) when prescribing opioids.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
Year

Chronic Pain Management Agreement (PDF - 295 KB)

Provides a template for an agreement that describes the patient's responsibilities and commitment not to engage in certain activities.

Format
Patient Form
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Washington State Department of Corrections
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Agreement for Opioid Maintenance Therapy for Non-Cancer/Cancer Pain (PDF - 260 KB)

Gives patients information about the medication they will be taking for pain management and ensures that the patient and physician comply with all State and Federal regulations concerning the prescribing of controlled substances.

Format
Patient Form
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Heit H.
Year
Resource Type
PDF