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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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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Print Materials

The 988 Lifeline publishes and regularly updates a 988 Partner Toolkit, which provides partners social media, video, print, radio, FAQs, messaging, and other marketing materials that can be used to promote the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. These 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline print materials are free to the public.
Format
Other
Audience
Communities
Schools
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
External Link

Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the management of Suicidal Risk Behavior (SRB) for suicidal self-directed violent behavior and provides clear and comprehensive evidence-based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DoD and VA Health Care systems.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Year
Resource Type
Web Page
File Size
N/A KB

Medicaid Coverage of Medications to Reverse Opioid Overdose and Treat Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders

This report provides an update on the present state of coverage, availability of, and access to, medications for treating ongoing alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder, and reversing an opioid overdose within state Medicaid plans.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.8 MB

Overdose Crisis Community Decision Tool

This brief questionnaire offers community leaders, decision-makers, and community members evidence-based strategies, tailored to their communities, for reducing opioid-overdose deaths.
Link
https://surveys.rti-wc8.com/jfe/form/SV_aVqiEq90atOEBxk
Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Other Team Members
States
Source
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit

This toolkit, designed to augment overdose prevention and reversal training, provides guidance on the role of opioid overdose reversal medications, including naloxone and nalmefene, and how to respond to an overdose.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Patients
First Responders
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.31 MB

Preventing Substance Use Among Young Adults with Disabilities

This advisory highlights the need for primary substance use prevention programs for young adults ages 18 to 25 with disabilities, provides guidance to prevention specialists on designing and tailoring these programs, and describes factors that may affect the delivery of prevention.
Format
Advisory
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
619 KB

The Intersection of Substance Misuse and Suicide Prevention

During this webinar, prevention experts explore the data and research on the intersection of substance use and suicide and cover identified evidence-based substance use prevention programs that address risk of suicide, and potential opportunities for collaborations that exist.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Graduate Education
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)
Year
Resource Type
Video