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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Certification of Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs)

Learn how your Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) can become accredited and certified to treat substance use disorders.
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Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health and Human Services (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Checklist of Evidence-Based Recommendations for Caring for Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder (PDF - 181 KB)

The following checklist intends to support health care teams in providing evidence-based recommendations for treating pregnant and postpartum patients with OUD. The checklist is divided into five sections, sequenced by timing of presentation to care.

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Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Moms
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Getting Candid: Framing the Conversation Around Youth Substance Use Prevention (PDF - 1.05 KB)

This guide and toolkit was created to support and empower youth-serving providers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage youth in substance use prevention conversations, including what not to say, and how to help young people connect with services when needed.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
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Resource Type
PDF

Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care: A Landscape Review of Benefit Coverage, Service Gaps and a Path to Reform (PDF - 673 KB)

This report provides information about Medicare reimbursement for substance use disorder services and details gaps in Medicare coverage with recommendations to address these gaps.

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Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Steinberg D, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings (PDF - 25.2 MB)

This resource document provides practical, evidence-based information for primary care providers and practices on prescribing buprenorphine to individuals in need of intervention, including implementation considerations and strategies for primary care providers and primary care organizations.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Proposed Guidance for Toxicology Testing of Pregnant Patients (PDF - 88.1 KB)

This guidance provides recommendations for screening pregnant patients for substance use disorder (SUD) to enhance the well-being of the maternalfetal dyad.

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Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Rapid Opioid Dependence Screen (RODS) (PDF - 273 KB)

The RODS is an 8-item screening tool to assess opioid depdence and the need for services for opioid use or withdrawal that require medical attention.
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Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Wickersham, JA; et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Tele-Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

This is a best practice guide about using telehealth for the treatment of substance use disorders, including information about screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Treatment for Youth and Young Adults with Mood Disorders and other Serious Emotional Disturbances and Co-occurring Substance Use (PDF - 19.5 MB)

This guide presents three evidence based practices that engage and improve outcomes for youth and young adults with co-occurring SED/SMI and substance misuse or SUD. These approaches will assist clinicians, behavioral health organizations, primary care providers, schools, insurers, transformation experts, and policy makers to understand, select, and implement evidence-based interventions that support youth and young adult mental health. These include psychosocial interventions, family behavioral therapy, medication, proactive outreach, and use of web-based and other technologies.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF