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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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DAWN Findings from Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, 2022

This report provides national estimates from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 2022 data on drug-related emergency department visits, to inform programs to aid in preventing overdose and substance use-related health consequences.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
775 KB

Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

This fact sheet includes basic descriptions of medications for opioid use disorders (MOUD) including naltrexone, buprenorphine, and methadone. It also addresses how MOUD can help those struggling with opioid use disorder, misunderstandings about MOUD, and additional considerations.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Source
Partnership to End Addiction
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Mitigating Risks from Human Xylazine Exposure

This public meeting explored real-world experiences and scientific evidence on emerging data trends for human xylazine exposure and examined concrete strategies for drug development and clinical research.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Regan-Udall Foundation for the FDA
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide

This guide includes (1) a menu of evidence-based practices spanning the continuum of care to reduce opioid overdose deaths and (2) real-word tips for implementing the evidence-based strategies.
Format
Guide
Audience
Communities
Other Team Members
States
Source
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
10.4 MB

Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA): A Policymakers Guide to Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies that Address Opioid Overdose

This publication is intended to aid policymakers, communities, and key stakeholders in developing comprehensive, multi-system strategies that address the opioid crisis.
Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Source
National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEAL Initiative
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.3 MB

Pain in the Nation 2023: The Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths

These recommendations from TFAH, primarily aimed at federal and state governments, aim to reduce alcohol, drug, and suicide deaths and to improve mental health and well-being for all Americans.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Trust for America's Mental Health (TFAH)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.7 MB

SAMHSA Training Requirements (MATE Act) Resources

This SAMHSA page includes information on 2023 training requirements that eliminated the DATA waiver that was previously needed to prescribe buprenorphine and expanded the number of DEA-registered practitioners able to treat people with opioid use disorder.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Screen4Success

In partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration's (SAMHSA)'s "Talk. They Hear You." campaign, this screener helps parents and caregivers better understand the health, wellness, and wellbeing of their children, by identifying areas that may benefit from more support and allows parents and caregivers to meet their kids where they are in these areas.
Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Families
Patients
Children
Source
Screen4Success
Year
Resource Type
Web Page