Substance Use Tools & Resources    

Supplements outpatient OUD treatment programs and serves as a training, monitoring, and reminder tool for healthcare providers and patients in maintaining an outpatient treatment program.

Patients in recovery from addiction and family members discuss the importance of having support and encouragement from the medical staff during treatment.

Provides strategies to build support for expanding the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and resources for securing buy-in.

This module introduces family support professionals and other service providers to basic information about the importance of medication compliance, and provides an understanding of how pregnant and parenting women being treated for behavioral health or medical conditions may be non-compliant or misuse medications. It prepares service providers to recognize women who may be at risk for noncompliance or misuse of medications, develop a plan for referral, and support women with behavioral health problems or medical condition.

Explores the connections between opioid abuse, overdose, and suicide. Examines current research on the relationship between these problems and discusses opportunities for cross-sector collaboration to address them.

Explores ways to expand the use of evidence-based treatment for OUD.

Reviews three FDA-approved medications for OUD treatment (methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine) and the other strategies and services needed to support people in recovery.

Addresses the concerns providers have about being overwhelmed in their practice if they begin treating patients for OUD.

This pocket guide is for drug court participants who may be prescribed or considering medication as a part of addiction treatment, as well as their families and support systems, including peer mentors, recovery coaches, and peer recovery specialists.

Provides information for patients about the goals of detoxification and different detoxification programs.