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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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AHRQ's Behavioral Health Topic Page

This web page highlights AHRQ's Substance Use Collection and other resources to assist with the prevention and treatment of behavioral health problems in primary care settings, including data to quantify these challenges, tools and resources for screening and treatment, and funding for behavioral health research.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Bringing Alcohol and Other Drug Research to Primary Care

This course trains providers on evidence-based treatment options for opioid use disorders. It offers 2 continuing medical educations credits.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Baylor College of Medicine (BCM)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

College-Age & Young Adults and Substance Use

This NIDA web page incudes resources for students, parents, educators, dorm supervisors, counselors, clinicians, and researchers related to substance use in college-age adults ages 19 to 22.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Communities
Schools
Graduate Education
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Decision Support Tool and Billing Modules

Grade B

The Decision Support Tool empowers providers to estimate Medicare and Medicaid revenue across prominent integrated care services to finance these services more effectively in community mental health care, substance use treatment and primary care provider organizations. It includes a list of specific billing codes, service types, professional discipline coverage, documentation and time requirements.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Getting Ahead of a Problem (Spanish Version) (PDF - 2.59 MB)

This Spanish language data visualization illustrates the drinking habits of adolescents to inform parents/guardians and communities.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Families
Schools
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

HSD-Approved Evidence-Based Screening Resources/Tools (SBIRT)

This web page includes links to 16 different screening tools for substance use with the number of questions for each and categories based on population and use.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
State of Oregon
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Improving Substance Use Services for Youth: Policy Opportunities for State Medicaid/CHIP Programs (PDF - 311 KB)

This report describes policy priorities for Medicaid/Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that States could implement to improve services and care for adolescents and young adults with substance use disorders, with a focus on prevention and early intervention.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Urban Institute; Ramos C, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Based on 2022 and earlier NSDUH data, this report contains findings on a wide variety of key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF