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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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Key Components for Delivering Community-Based Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services for Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) in New Hampshire (PDF - 3 MB)

This compilation of best practice recommendations and resources provides guidance to initiate and expand MAT programs for OUD for patient populations in a variety of service settings.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Module 1: Understanding Substance Use Disorders

Provides a basic introduction of the concepts of the disease model of addiction and the role of the reward system. Using neuroscience concepts as a foundation, clinical manifestations of the disease of addiction are then discussed in the form of case-based presentations.
Format
Curriculum
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Perinatal Mental Health Integration Guide (PDF - 3.2 MB)

This implementation guide serves to provide other medical clinics seeking to integrate maternal mental health care into obstetric and/or pediatric settings with best practices for doing so.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Families
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
Maternal Mental Health NOW
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Respect and Dignity Key in Treating Substance Use Disorders

Patients in recovery from addiction and family members discuss the importance of having support and encouragement from the medical staff during treatment.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year
Resource Type
Video

Sitgma and OUD

Nurse Practitioner Vanessa Loukas, a PCSS expert, discusses the issue of stigma in treating patients with opioid use disorder (OUD)—from the patients to the providers who treat them.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
Video

The Power of Perceptions and Understanding: Changing How We Deliver Treatment and Recovery Services

This four-part webcast series educated healthcare professionals about the importance of using approaches that are free of discriminatory attitudes and behaviors in treating individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) and related conditions, as well as patients living their lives in recovery.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Use and Mental Health Services Adminitration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Uncomfortable Treating Patients With OUD?

Addresses the concerns providers have about being overwhelmed in their practice if they begin treating patients for OUD.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year

Peer Support Toolkit (PDF - 10.7 MB)

This toolkit was developed to assist administrators, directors, and supervisors of treatment organizations who have recently hired (or plan to hire) peers into new support roles with the agency. It is an interactive PDF that presents key information in brief reads, yet preserves the opportunity to delve deeper into subjects.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
City of Philadephia - Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Shatterproof Stigma Information Sheet (PDF - 1.42 MB)

This information sheet provides stigmatized words to avoid when speaking about substance use disorder, and words to use instead.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Shatterproof
Year
Resource Type
PDF