Substance Use Tools & Resources    

This blog post highlights key challenges facing care coordination in substance use disorder care

This brief draws on research and��interviews to offer providers guidance on developing and financing low-barrier care models for people experiencing homelessness.

This new report discusses five approaches that take care of people and help create healthier, safer communities. It highlights treatment opportunities, community-based crisis response programs, supportive housing programs, criminal penalties for drug use, and long-term solutions for public safety.

This blog post presents a case study of a pediatric patient who died by opioid overdose and provides commentary on the case and highlights ways to improve patient safety.

The guide urges all community mental health and substance use treatment clinicians to provide long-acting medications as a first-line treatment option.

The Guidelines address the implementation of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in state prisons and practical information about medications, service delivery models, regulatory requirements, staff training, and cultural issues that may affect the uptake and integration of MOUD.

In some states, substance use is now the leading cause of maternal death. This blog post discusses the deep gaps in treatment access, postpartum care, and how patients are supported.

This article highlights the rates of substance use disorder (SUD) among older adults and the delays in treatment they experience. It also discusses barriers and challenges this demographic faces in receiving treatment for SUD.

NativeAIR contains reviews of evidence-based alcohol interventions for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and other Indigenous communities from published, peer-reviewed studies. NativeAIR highlights 39 total interventions organized into three areas: prevention interventions for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, prevention interventions for alcohol misuse, and treatment interventions for alcohol use disorder. Experts reviewed each intervention utilizing a rigorous set of criteria. Many of the interventions include important aspects of cultural relevance and Tribal inclusion.