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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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National Core Curriculum: Stimulants and their Impact on Brain and Behavior: Best Practices and Approaches for Effective Treatment and Recovery

A core curriculum training package to provide information about central nervous system stimulants and their impact on brain, body, and behavior.
Format
Curriculum
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Schools
Source
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Behavioral Health Integration

This Topic Brief discusses perinatal behavioral health conditions, which include mental health and substance use disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period (up to 12 months after delivery).
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Stimulant Use Disorders and Behavioral Health Integration

This Topic Brief presents the available research evidence on the treatment of stimulant use disorders, and offers practical guidance and resources for providing patient-centered integrated behavioral health care for stimulant use in primary and ambulatory care practices.
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

The Role of Primary Care and Integrated Behavioral Health in Polysubstance Use

This Topic Brief represents a brief overview of the available research on addressing polysubstance use in a primary care setting with a focus on leveraging an integrated behavioral health team.
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

Tips for Teens: The Truth about Alcohol (Spanish Version)

This Spanish language fact sheet for teens provides facts about alcohol. It describes short- and long-term effects and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Children
Schools
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.07 MB

Vital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics — 25 States and the District of Columbia, 2019-2020

This report describes changes in drug overdose death rates from 2019 to 2020, stratified by sex, age group, and race and ethnicity. In addition, it examines differences in circumstances surrounding drug overdose, and assesses differences in overdose death rates by county-level income inequality and availability of mental health treatment providers and providers of medications for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Communities
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
194 KB

Advisory: Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Use Disorder Treatment

This Advisory is based on TIP 27, Comprehensive Case Management for Substance Abuse Treatment. It surveys the underlying principles and models of case management, discusses reasons substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers might consider implementing or expanding the use of case management, and lists some case management-related resources and tools.

Format
Advisory
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
425.05 KB