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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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State-Level Economic Costs of Opioid Use Disorder and Fatal Opioid Overdose — United States, 2017 (PDF - 217 KB)

These estimated costs of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose and their per capita costs at the state level can assist federal and state decision makers in understanding the magnitude of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose in their jurisdictions.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Work Safety Topic - Overdose Deaths

This chart includes workplace data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on unintentional overdose deaths involving the nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol from 2011-2021.
Format
Web Page
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Other Team Members
Source
National Safety Council (NSC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

A Guide for Health Systems to Save Lives from “Deaths of Despair” and Improve Community Well-Being (PDF - 1.56 MB)

This guide is a resource for health care systems to improve mental health and well-being in the communities they serve, focusing specifically on saving lives from deaths of despair. The guide endeavors to provide a comprehensive framework in which multiple stakeholders (e.g., people from marginalized populations and communities and leaders in sectors such as health care, education, justice system, local government, employers) can identify themselves and their contributions. A specific emphasis is placed on the role of health care systems in impacting the care they deliver and leveraging all of their assets to improve the health of populations and communities.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Well Being Trust
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders (PDF - 17.3 MB)

This guide describes relevant research findings, examines best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources for treating stimulant use disorders.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Get Naxalone Now - Overdose Emergency Response Training

On online resource to train people to respond effectively to an opioid overdose emergency.

Format
Curriculum
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Families
First Responders
Patients
Source
Get Naxalone Now
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Overdose Reversal Toolkit

Contains training videos on how to recognize and respond to an overdose and information on naloxone administration, harm reduction education, and resources.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Families
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
Addiction Policy Forum
Year