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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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Drug Overdose Death Rates

This web page highlights statistics on deaths involving drugs commonly associated with fatal overdose from 1999-2022 collected by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Medicaid Coverage of Medications to Reverse Opioid Overdose and Treat Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders (PDF - 2.8 MB)

This report provides an update on the present state of coverage, availability of, and access to, medications for treating ongoing alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder, and reversing an opioid overdose within state Medicaid plans.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in U.S. Jails and Prisons: Status Update (PDF - 277 KB)

This Quick Take outlines the legal and policy efforts that have led to an increase in availability and stresses the importance of continued advocacy efforts to further expand MOUD availability in jails and prisons and in the community.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Communities
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
O'Neill Institute
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Opioid Overdose and Buprenorphine Access (PDF - 283 KB)

This brief is intended to provide an update on the current state of opioid overdose and outpatient buprenorphine treatment in the United States. The brief will focus on disparities in treatment access and fatal overdose, as well as on opportunities to close care gaps and make buprenorphine treatment more accessible to people experiencing homelessness.
Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Opioid Settlement Fund Grantmaking Opportunities Available for Community Organizations

The resource provides a state-by-state review of available opioid settlement grantmaking programs and whether community organizations are eligible to apply. These funding opportunities allow community services to address the overdose crisis.
Format
Web Page
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Source
Legal Action Center
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Over-the-Counter Naloxone Messaging Guide (PDF - 1544 KB)

This guide provides community behavioral health organizations with the tools and strategies needed to educate their communities on the utility of carrying naloxone to save the life of someone experiencing an overdose.; Over-the-Counter Naloxone Messaging GuideThis guide provides community behavioral health organizations with the tools and strategies needed to educate their communities on the utility of carrying naloxone to save the life of someone experiencing an overdose.
Format
Guide
Audience
Communities
Behavioral Health Providers
First Responders
Families
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Overdose Crisis Community Decision Tool

This brief questionnaire offers community leaders, decision-makers, and community members evidence-based strategies, tailored to their communities, for reducing opioid-overdose deaths.
Link
https://surveys.rti-wc8.com/jfe/form/SV_aVqiEq90atOEBxk
Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Other Team Members
States
Source
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit (PDF - 1.31 MB)

This toolkit, designed to augment overdose prevention and reversal training, provides guidance on the role of opioid overdose reversal medications, including naloxone and nalmefene, and how to respond to an overdose.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Patients
First Responders
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF