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.
Managing Side Effects and Complications of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
Describes risk factors for the development of opioid-related adverse events and how to mitigate these risks. Provides an overview of adverse events, including their symptoms and how to manage them.
Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for People With Stimulant Use Disorders: Client's Handbook
Obstetric Provider Toolkit for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders and SUD
This toolkit provides tools to both providers and patients for the assessment and management of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, as well as substance use disorders (SUD).
Opioid Safety Initiative Toolkit
Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
This is an opinion piece that provides background, recommendations, and conclusions for the treatment of pregnant women with opioid use and opioid use disorder, to improve maternal and infant outcomes.
Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – United States, 2016
Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Webinar Series
Uses a data-driven approach to help providers choose the most effective pain treatment options and improve the safety of opioid prescribing for chronic pain. Provides informative, case-based content that instructs participants on how the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain can be applied in a primary care practice setting.
