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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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Impairment Recognition and Response Training for Supervisors

This training provides frontline supervisors, safety professionals and managers with the knowledge and skills to recognize and respond to perceived impairment in the workplace, no matter the cause.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Other Team Members
First Responders
Source
National Safety Council (NSC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

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

SAMHSA Recovery and Recovery Support

This SAMHSA page provides guiding principles and resources on recovery and recovery support for people with substance use disorder.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

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

Stepping In When Your Child Is Using Substances

This guide provides advice for parents on how to get started before talking to their child about substance use, how to prepare for the conversation, interevention strategies and sample dialogues, the do's and don'ts for a good conversation, and ways to help their child change their behavior.
Format
Guide
Audience
Families
Patients
Children
Source
Partnership to End Addiction
Year
Resource Type
Web Page