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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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Role of Medications in Treatment (PDF - 462 KB)

This fact sheet reviews medications for alcohol use disorder and their use with other behavioral treatment and supports. It also highlights existing disparities in access to high-quality treatment.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

SAFE-T Suicide Assessment Five Step Evaluation and Triage

This resource gives a brief overview on conducting a suicide assessment using a five-step evaluation and triage plan. The five-step plan involves identifying risk factors and protective factors, conducting a suicide inquiry, determining risk level and interventions, and documenting a treatment plan.

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

SAMHSA Practitioner Training

SAMHSA's practitioner training offers tools, training, and technical assistance to practitioners in the fields of mental health and substance use disorders.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Talk. They Hear You. Student Assistance - A Guide for School Administrators (PDF - 3 MB)

This guide provides school leaders and administrators with key information regarding a broad range of student assistance services. It addresses school connectedness, substance use, mental health promotion, and violence prevention. The guide includes information about effective planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of student assistance programs in disparate settings.
Format
Guide
Audience
Schools
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Technical Assistance and Training Directory

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) practitioner training offers tools, training, and technical assistance to practitioners in the fields of mental health and substance use disorders.
Format
Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Communities
States
Families
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) National Estimates from Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, 2023 (PDF - 647 KB)

The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) National Estimates from Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, 2023 report provides weighted national estimates of substance-related emergency department visits.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
First Responders
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

The Pharmacy Access to Resources and Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (PhARM-OUD) Guideline (PDF - 606 KB)

This document seeks to help pharmacists balance the risks and benefits to themselves, their employer, and, most importantly, their patients that accompany each buprenorphine dispensing decision. The overarching recommendation of this document is that pharmacists should make a good faith effort to provide high quality care to persons with OUD by always maintaining an adequate supply of buprenorphine and filling legitimate prescriptions in a timely manner.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Other Team Members
Source
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy and National Community Pharmacists Association
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Treating Tranq: Practical Lessons from the Epicenter of the Xylazine Crisis

This 75-minute on-demand session from the ASAM 55th Annual Conference addresses how to identify and treat xylazine-associated wounds with patient-centered strategies.This didactic case-based session addresses national xylazine trends, drug properties, overdose and withdrawal management, wound care, pain management, and harm reduction with a focus on patient-centered care.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Year
Resource Type
Video

Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 2022: Admissions to and Discharges from Substance Use Treatment Services Reported by Single State Agencies (PDF - 8.8 MB)

The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) collects episode-level data on clients aged 12 and older receiving substance use treatment services from facilities that are licensed or certified by their respective single state agencies (SSAs). The national outcome measures presented in this report include stability in housing, employment status, criminal justice involvement, social support, retention in treatment, and abstinence.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
States
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF