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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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Global Health and Substance Use

This NIDA web page includes information and resources on substance use at the global level.
Format
Web Page
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Other Team Members
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Involuntary Commitment: Ethics at the Nexus of Mental Health Care and Homelessness (PDF - 3.6 MB)

This Issue Brief will discuss some interpersonal practices and communication strategies that clinicians can incorporate to lessen the trauma involved in involuntary commitment, and look at some considerations for structural and systemic change.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons: A Planning and Implementation Toolkit (2023 Revised) (PDF - 4 MB)

This toolkit provides correctional administrators and health care providers recommendations and tools for implementing MAT in correctional settings and strategies for overcoming challenges.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE) (PDF - 282 KB)

The Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE) is a national standardized tool designed to help healthcare providers assess and address the social determinants of health (SDOH) affecting their patients.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Association of Community Health Centers
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders by Race and Ethnicity, 2015-2019 (PDF - 473 KB)

This brief assesses whether and how rates of substance use and substance use disorder among adults differ by race and ethnicity using five years of data, 2015-2019, from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Assistance Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Telehealth for LGBTQ+ Patients

This web page presents best practices in treating individuals in the LGBTQ+ community via telehealth, including substance use disorder treatment.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page