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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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Drug Diversion Toolkit: Prescription Opioids — An Overview for Prescribers and Pharmacists

Informs prescribers and pharmacists about prescription opioids diverted for nonmedical use, opioid regulatory requirements, value of participating in State-managed prescription drug monitoring programs, risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, and prescriber tactics that may reduce the likelihood of diversion.
Link
https://www.homestatehealth.com/content/dam/centene/home-state-health/pdfs/drugdiversion-opioids-booklet.pdf
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year

Nonopioid Treatments for Chronic Pain (PDF - 1.57 MB)

Provides the principles of chronic pain treatment, lists nonopioid medications, and recommends treatment for common chronic pain conditions.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year

Opioid Taper Decision Tool: A VA Clinician's Guide (PDF - 847 KB)

Assists primary care providers in determining if an opioid taper is necessary for a specific patient, in performing the taper, and in providing followup and support during the taper.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Veterans Health Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

OpiSafe (PDF - 1.5 MB)

This is a fact sheet for the OpiSafe website, which provides support for opioid prescribers by performing risk stratification for each patient on the basis of morphine-equivalent dosing ranges, pain and function scores, opioid misuse risk scores, and automated prescription drug monitoring program checks.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
OpiSafe
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Prescription Opioids: What You Need To Know (PDF - 1.1 MB)

Explains the risks and side effects of prescription opioids. Provides information on other options to manage pain that should be discussed with the healthcare provider and additional instructions on what to do if prescribed opioids for pain.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American Hospital Association
Year

Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain (PDF - 1.8 MB)

Offers clinical recommendations for primary care clinicians for prescribing opioids in all pain phases, for perioperative pain, for chronic noncancer pain, and for special populations. Covers reducing or discontinuing chronic opioid analgesic therapy, and recognition and treatment of opioid use disorder.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Washington State Agency Medical Directors’ Group
Year