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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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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 (PDF - 11.5 MB)

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

Fact Sheet: Fentanyl Testing to Prevent Overdose (PDF - 262 KB)

A fact sheet which includes information about fentanyl for both people who use drugs and Healthcare providers.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Patients
Other Team Members
Families
Source
Office of AIDS - California Department for Public Health (CDPH)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Opioids (PDF - 409 KB)

Highlights the different types of opioids and medication-assisted treatment.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
Year
Resource Type
PDF

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

A Guideline for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use Disorder

This provincial evidence-based guideline articulates the full range of therapeutic options for the optimal treatment of adults and youth with varying presentations of opioid use disorder. It is intended for use for all British Colombia (BC) physicians, nursing and allied health professionals, and other care providers involved in the treatment of individuals with opioid use disorder. 

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
British Colombia Centre on Substance Use
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Applying CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids

Provides recommendations for safer and more effective prescribing of opioids for chronic pain in patients 18 and older in outpatient settings outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year