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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 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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Medicaid State Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool

Shows State-level geographic comparisons of de-identified Medicaid opioid prescriptions filled within the United States. The mapping tool is interactive and presents Medicaid opioid prescribing rates for 2016 as well as the change in opioid prescribing rates from 2013 to 2016.

Link
https://cms-oeda.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=656946d84a39498ca3568a344e6a6696
Format
Web Page
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year

NEJM Knowledge+ Pain Management and Opioids

NEJM Knowledge+ Pain Management and Opioids module covers the latest practices for assessing and managing patients' acute and chronic pain, current guidelines on the appropriate use of opioids for pain management, and evidence-based strategies for recognizing and treating opioid use.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Pain Management and Opioids Free Online CME Module

This module features more than 60 case-based questions on pain management, safer prescribing of opioid analgesics, and the recognition and treatment of opioid use disorder. To ensure the development of high-quality, unbiased content in this module, we partnered with experts at Boston University School of Medicine's Safer/Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain) program.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
NEJM Knowledge+
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Pharmacists: On the Front Lines

Provides pharmacists with information about prescription opioid use in the United States, the role of pharmacists as part of the pain management team and in preventing opioid use disorder, and communication with patients.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year
File Size
1.2 MB

PMP Education Toolkit

Describes Virginia's Prescription Monitoring Program, including benefits, user testimonials, an informational brochure, and program milestones. Features statistical data about use of the program and prescription drugs, changes in regulations for registered system users, and feature articles for patients.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Year

Pregnancy and Opioid Pain Medications

Explains whether opioid pain medications are safe for women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Provides information about whether these patients should stop taking pain medication if they find out they are pregnant and whether breastfeeding women should continue medication.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year
File Size
1 MB