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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 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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Why Guidelines for Primary Care Providers?

Provides information about why primary care providers (PCPs) should adhere to prescribing guidelines for opioids. Includes statistics about prescribing practices, myths related to the use of opioids, and practices and actions PCPs should take.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year
File Size
1.6 MB

Evidence-Based Strategies for Preventing Opioid Overdose: What's Working in the United States An introduction for public heath, law enforcement, local organizations, and others striving to serve their community

This document is to assist community leaders, local and regional organizers, non-profit groups, law enforcement, public health, and members of the public in understanding and navigating effective strategies to prevent opioid overdose in their communities.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
11.5 MB

Pain and Symptom Management for People With Serious Illness in the Context of the Opioid Epidemic: A Workshop

Explores the tension between efforts to address the opioid epidemic and the resulting impact on access to pain medications for people facing serious illness; examines the unintended consequences of the responses to the opioid epidemic for patients, families, communities, and clinicians; and considers potential policy opportunities to address them.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Source
National Academy of Sciences
Year

Quality Improvement and Care Coordination: Implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

Offers healthcare systems and practices a provider-focused resource to help move the content of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain into clinical practice.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year
File Size
1.5 MB