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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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Part 2: Civil Rights Protections for Individuals with an Opioid Use Disorder

This webinar discusses substance use disorders (SUDs), including Opioid Use Disorder, as a disability and federal disability rights protections for individuals receiving MAT.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Center on Substance Use and Child Welfare (NCSACW)
Year
Resource Type
Video

Peers Speak Out: Priority Outcomes for Substance Use Treatment and Services (PDF - 5.1 MB)

This is the first national examination of treatment and recovery services outcomes prioritized by people with substance use disorder, including recommendations for reshaping services, policies, and research to address the national epidemic of addiction.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Community Catalyst; Faces & Voices of Recovery; American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Screening and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis in People with Substance Use Disorders (PDF - 818 KB)

This Advisory offers guidance to providers and administrators in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs on screening clients for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C infections and educating clients about their risks.

Format
Advisory
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Six Tips to Effectively Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Areas

This page from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) discusses strategies for effectively treating opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural areas.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Speaking the Same Language: A Toolkit for Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction Care in the United States (PDF - 3.84 MB)

This toolkit offers high-level strategies for integrating The American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria into a state’s approach to SUD services, as well as potential pathways, implementation vehicles, state examples, model legislative, regulatory, and contractual language.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
The Wellbeing Trust
Year
Resource Type
PDF

State Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment across the Correctional Continuum (PDF - 1.02 MB)

This toolkit, informed by interviews with key leaders across several states, examines state policy actions at each of the intercept levels defined in the Sequential Intercept Model framework, and explores opportunities for states to successfully integrate treatment and prevention services across the behavioral health and criminal justice continuum.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Treatment for Youth and Young Adults with Mood Disorders and other Serious Emotional Disturbances and Co-occurring Substance Use (PDF - 19.5 MB)

This guide presents three evidence based practices that engage and improve outcomes for youth and young adults with co-occurring SED/SMI and substance misuse or SUD. These approaches will assist clinicians, behavioral health organizations, primary care providers, schools, insurers, transformation experts, and policy makers to understand, select, and implement evidence-based interventions that support youth and young adult mental health. These include psychosocial interventions, family behavioral therapy, medication, proactive outreach, and use of web-based and other technologies.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Understanding and Supporting Adolescents (PDF - 178 KB)

Describes treatment options and challenges to treating adolescents for OUD, including fentanyl misuse, developed by the Addictions, Drug, & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) of the University of Washington

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Families
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Schools
Source
University of Washington Addictinions, Drug, & Alcohol Institute (ADAI)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Utilization Management for Medications for Addiction Treatment (PDF - 2.32 MB)

This toolkit is intended to give prescribers a broad overview of medication utilization management techniques and describe ways that prescribers can facilitate patient access to needed medications. It focuses on prescribed medications that are filled by retail pharmacies.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

An Action Plan for Strengthening Mental Health and the Prevention of Suicide in the Aftermath of COVID-19 (PDF - 4.09 MB)

The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention launched the Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19 steering committee of public and private sector leaders developed six priorities and related actions in order to foster a comprehensive and impactful response to the significant mental health and suicide prevention needs associated with the coronavirus pandemic.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Year
Resource Type
PDF