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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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Talking With Your Adult Patients About Alcohol, Drug, and/or Mental Health Problems: A Discussion Guide for Primary Health Care Providers (PDF - .27 MB)

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.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year

Guidelines for the Psychosocially Assisted Pharmacological Treatment of Opioid Dependence (PDF - 1.1 MB)

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.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
World Health Organization
Year

How Buprenorphine Works (PDF - 365 KB)

Uses graphics and a description of the pharmacology to explain buprenorphine in lay terms.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 40. (PDF - 1.1 MB)

Provides guidance on the use of buprenorphine among a number of topics, including physiology and pharmacology of opioids, opioid addiction, and buprenorphine treatment; screening and assessment of OUDs; protocols for buprenorphine treatment; management of special populations; and policies and procedures related to DATA 2000.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C)

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) is an alcohol screen that can help identify patients who are hazardous drinkers or who may have an active alcohol use disorder.

Format
Web-Based Course
Source
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Best practice guide: Telehealth for behavioral health care

This guide discusses how to incorporate telehealth into a practice. Get resources and tips focused on different specialties and delivery models including telebehavioral health.
Format
Toolkit
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Resource Type
Web Page