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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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Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit (PDF - 701 KB KB)

Equips healthcare providers, communities, and local governments with material to develop practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths. Addresses issues for healthcare providers, first responders, treatment providers, and those recovering from opioid overdose.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Rx Pain Medications Know the Options, Get the Facts

Gives basic information about treating overdose with naloxone.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Families
Patients
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Naloxone Training Video

Demonstrates how to save a life with the overdose-reversing drug naloxone.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Patients
Families
Source
Baltimore City Health Commissioner
Year

How To Use the VA Auto-Injector Naloxone Kit

Includes a short video that demonstrates how to train people to use the VA Auto-Injector Naloxone Kit.

Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
Veterans Health Administration
Year

How To Use the VA Intramuscular Naloxone Kit

Includes a short video that demonstrates how to train people to use the VA Intramuscular Naloxone Kit.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Veterans Health Administration
Year

Opportunities To Address Overdose in Treatment (PDF - 98.5 KB KB)

Offers tips on how substance use disorder treatment providers can incorporate information related to overdose into different parts of the treatment process, including wait lists, screening/assessment, counseling, induction/orientation, positive drug screens, and discharge.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addictions (IRETA)
Year