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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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A Guide to SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework

Prevention professionals use SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) as a comprehensive guide to plan, implement, and evaluate SUD prevention practices and programs.
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Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Addressing Health Disparities in the LGBTQ+ Community (PDF - n/a KB)

This webinar explored: - The demographics and health care needs of the LGBTQ+ population - Barriers to high quality health care for LGBTQ+ people and proposed solutions - A toolkit designed to train medical school students and current providers on clinica
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation
Year
Resource Type
Video

Medication First Approach for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (PDF - 189 KB)

This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medication First (or low-barrier maintenance pharmacotherapy) approach to the treatment of opioid use disorders.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Missouri Opioid State Targeted Response (STR)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Redesigning Care - A How-To Guide for Hospitals and Health Systems Seeking to Implement, Strengthen and Sustain Telebehavioral Health (PDF - 3.6 MB)

This Guide provides concrete strategies and actions for hospitals and health systems seeking to implement, strengthen and sustain telebehavioral health programs.
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
States
Source
American Hospital Association (AHA) Center for Health Innovation / National Quality Form (NQF)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Review of State Strategies to Expand Medication-Assisted Treatment (PDF - 872 KB)

This report is intended to support state Medicaid agencies and payers in improving access to substance use disorder treatment, quality, and capacity, with a special focus on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

The eQuality Toolkit: Practical Skills for LGBTQ and DSD-Affected Patient Care (PDF - 41 MB)

The eQuality Toolkit is a training manual that helps healthcare providers build a foundation of inclusive clinical skills to competently care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified (LGBTQ) patients and individuals born with differen
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
University Press of Kentucky
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Bloomberg American Health Initiative - Fentanyl FORECAST Study (PDF - N/A KB)

An informational page on the Bloomberg American Health Initiative website which details facts and resources from their Fentanyl Overdose Reduction Checking Analysis Study (FORECAST).

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

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

Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy

This is an opinion piece that provides background, recommendations, and conclusions for the treatment of pregnant women with opioid use and opioid use disorder, to improve maternal and infant outcomes.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
States
Communities
Source
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page