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

The Role of Low-Threshold Treatment for Patients with Opioid Use Dusirder (OUD) in Primary Care

This Topic Brief provides an overview of what constitutes low-threshold treatment for patients with OUD, the state of the evidence and patient perspectives on low-threshold OUD treatment, and key steps and strategies for providing low-threshold treatment for patients with OUD in primary care settings.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

College-Age & Young Adults and Substance Use

This NIDA web page incudes resources for students, parents, educators, dorm supervisors, counselors, clinicians, and researchers related to substance use in college-age adults ages 19 to 22.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Communities
Schools
Graduate Education
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Criminal Justice and Substance Use

This NIDA web page includes resources to help decrease substance use, address barriers to care, and improve outcomes among people in jail and prison systems.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Other Team Members
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Communities
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Drugs & the Brain Wallet Card  (PDF - 860 KB KB)

This tool is designed for people leaving criminal justice facilities and transitioning back to a less structured environment.
Format
Patient Form
Audience
Patients
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF