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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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Severity of Dependence Scale (PDF - .04 MB)

Provides a score indicating the severity of dependence on opioids using a 5-item questionnaire.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Gossop M, et al.
Year

Opiate Treatment Index Manual (PDF - .76 MB)

Evaluates opioid treatment using a set of measures among six domains: drug use, HIV risk-taking behavior, social functioning, criminality, health status, and psychological adjustment.
Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Darke S, et al. (National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia)
Year

Relapse Prevention Plan

This page explains relapse prevention by outlining the stages of relapse—emotional, mental, and physical—and offering strategies to recognize early warning signs and intervene before substance use occurs, including a 6-minute video.

Format
Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
Addictions and Recovery
Resource Type
PDF

TAPS

The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance use (TAPS) Tool consists of a combined screening component (TAPS-1) followed by a brief assessment (TAPS-2) for those who screen positive.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Resource Type
Web Page