Substance Use Tools & Resources
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 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 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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This Mental Health Month toolkit provides practical tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase their resiliency regardless of their personal situation.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Children
Communities
Source
Mental Health America
Year
Resource Type
PDF
Campus Drug Prevention
This DEA web page includes resources to prevent drug misuse among college students, for institutions of higher education and their surrounding communities.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Schools
Communities
Source
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page
Medicaid Coverage of Medications to Reverse Opioid Overdose and Treat Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders
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
Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit
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
The Legal Landscape for Opioid Treatment Agreements
This article surveyed laws and regulations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as criminal and civil judicial decisions in which opioid treatment agreements were discussed as evidence, finding minimal evidence that they effectively reduce opioid misuse or improve patient outcomes.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
The Milbank Quarterly
Year
Resource Type
Article
Academic Detailing Services - Opioid Overdose Education & Naloxone Distribution (OEND)
The VA Opioid Overdose Education & Naloxone Distribution (OEND) Program aims to reduce harm and risk of life-threatening opioid-related overdose and deaths among Veterans. This resource hub includes implementation toolkits, patient & provider guides, overdose education & naloxone distribution vidoes, and additional related VA resources.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Source
U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page
Community Safety Topic - Opioids
This overview of opioids from the NSC includes information on opioid misuse, recognizing signs of an overdose, prescription painkillers and chronic pain, and more.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Policymakers and Payers
First Responders
Source
National Safety Council (NSC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page
Connect2Prevent – Connect with Your Family and Help Prevent Opioid Use
This training series includes easy-to-follow lessons designed by experts to help participants feel more confident talking to their loved ones about drug use.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Families
Patients
Source
National Safety Council (NSC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page
DAWN 2022 Non-Fatal Overdoses Short Report
This report from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) focuses on estimates and characteristics of non-fatal overdoses for emergency department visits from January, 2021–June, 2022.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
DAWN Findings from Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, 2022
This report provides national estimates from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 2022 data on drug-related emergency department visits, to inform programs to aid in preventing overdose and substance use-related health consequences.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF