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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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Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain: Improving Practice Through Recommendations (PDF - .67 MB)

Provides guidelines that can improve communication between providers and patients about the risks and benefits of opioid therapy for chronic pain, improve the safety and effectiveness of pain treatment, and reduce the risks associated with long-term opioid therapy, including opioid use disorder and overdose.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year

HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics (PDF - 118 KB)

This HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics provides advice to clinicians who are contemplating or initiating a reduction in opioid dosage or discontinuation of long-term opioid thera

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

NEJM Knowledge+ Pain Management and Opioids

NEJM Knowledge+ Pain Management and Opioids module covers the latest practices for assessing and managing patients' acute and chronic pain, current guidelines on the appropriate use of opioids for pain management, and evidence-based strategies for recognizing and treating opioid use.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

Supplies guidelines for 11 medical specialties on the safe and effective use of opioids in the treatment of pain.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Year

Opioid Treatment Agreement (PDF - 50.1 KB)

Provides a sample treatment agreement that describes the patient's responsibilities as well as the risks and side effects of using opioid medications.

Format
Patient Form
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Washington Department of Labor and Industries
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Pain Me Free-GAME

Helps medical staff learn to manage patients' pain by providing tools that can be used to better assess and manage pain.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Department of Veterans Affairs, Employee Education System, South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Year

PainCAS: Clinical Assessment System

Assesses pain and opioid risk in chronic pain patients with a web-based clinical tool that provides patient assessments for pain and opioid use, as well as at-a-glance reports for healthcare providers and patients.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Inflexxion, Inc.
Year