Substance Use Tools & Resources    

Allows medical students and other health professionals to use a test-and-teach module to practice their clinical skills. Describes the symptoms and prevalence of opioid addiction and dependence in patients with chronic pain and the steps clinicians can take to screen for, prevent, and treat such conditions.

Assesses substance abuse fact-based skills and clinical decision making among physicians. Refers to article: "The Physicians' Competence in Substance Abuse Test (P-CSAT): A Multidimensional Educational Measurement Tool for Substance Abuse Training Programs."

Gives patients information on naltrexone and MAT for opioid addiction. Describes addiction and withdrawal and how naltrexone works, its proper use, its side effects, and how it fits with counseling in the recovery process.

This manual provides guidelines for administrators on addressing issues in outpatient treatment for alcohol and substance misuse. It discusses cultural competence, management and strategic collaborations, human resources, financing, and performance and outcomes improvement.

Gives families and friends information about MAT for opioid addiction. Describes prescribed opioid medications, their proper use and side effects, withdrawal symptoms, and ways medications fit with counseling in the recovery process.

Offers awareness training to disseminate information and enhance awareness among multidisciplinary (nonphysician) addiction professionals about buprenorphine treatment. Provides a broad overview of the medication, its effects, and the role of nonphysician practitioners.

This toolkit gives practice principles for integrated treatment for mental illness, substance use disorders, or both, and offers advice from successful programs. It includes a brochure, a PowerPoint presentation, and a introductory video.

Equips clinicians with questions to begin discussions with adult patients about alcohol, illicit drug, and mental health problems, as well as co-occurring disorders. Includes resources for patients who need an evaluation after a positive screen.

Provides information for nurses and other clinical support staff who assist with buprenorphine induction and maintenance.

Provides guidelines related to opioid dependence that aim to: reduce global barriers to effective treatment; contribute to the development of evidence-based, ethical treatment policies; contribute to improvement of the quality of pharmacological treatment; and facilitate implementation of effective treatment policies and programs.