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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 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 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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Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness

This guide highlights strategies for behavioral health and housing providers to conduct outreach and engage with individuals experiencing homelessness, initiate use of behavioral health treatment as they wait to receive stable housing and retain them in their recovery efforts once housed.
Format
Guide
Audience
Communities
Other Team Members
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
19.1 MB

Fentanyl Drug Checking and Screening: Roundtable on Clinical Perspectives Summary Report

This document summarizes the discussion from the meeting of clinicians and researchers who are knowledgeable about screening for fentanyl and other drugs, primarily in health care settings. The focus of the meeting was to understand clinician/researcher perspectives about clinical fentanyl testing and distribution of fentanyl test strips (FTS) to patients and discuss next steps for technology development, research, and practice.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
562 KB

Fentanyl Drug Checking and Screening: Roundtable on Community Perspectives Summary Report

These proceedings summarize the discussion from the harm reduction community roundtable and supplemental individual interviews, inclusive of representatives from national and local harm reduction organizations, state and local government agencies, tribal organizations, and researchers who have experience distributing fentanyl test strips (FTS) or are knowledgeable about FTS specifically or drug checking more generally.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
593 KB

From Homelessness to Housing: Challenges and Opportunities of Housing Transitions

This lssue Brief presents some of the key challenges faced by newly housed individuals and their care providers, and will consider a variety of principles, concepts, and approaches that can be useful in mitigating and transforming these challenges, in support of the best possible outcomes for a client’s health and well-being.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Source
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
4.2 MB

Health Equity and Behavioral Health Integration

This Topic Brief covers foundational information on disparities in health and healthcare (including in substance use disorder), the role of behavioral health integration in reducing disparities, and ensuring advancement of health equity within integrated 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

Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse

This guide will serve as a compendium of key policies for the prevention of alcohol misuse that have been identified as evidence-based by robust scientific literature.
Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Substance Use and Mental Health Services Adminitration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
13.7 MB

Integrating SUD and OB/GYN Care: Policy Challenges and Opportunities Final Report

This report aims to address the treatment opportunities for pregnant and postpartum (or parenting) women (PPW) with substance use disorder (SUD) by describing opportunities to integrate obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYN) and SUD care as well as barriers to integrated care delivery.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
584 KB

Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Based on 2022 and earlier NSDUH data, this report contains findings on a wide variety of key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF