Substance Use Tools & Resources    

The Opioid Prevention Campaign is a public health media campaign to help prevent adolescent substance use. The stress and uncertainty that surrounds COVID-19 has resulted in a rise in drug and alcohol use. Take action today to prevent opioid use disorder among teens and adolescents.

This report considers issues related to acute and chronic pain management and substance use disorders (SUD). It answers two guiding questions: (1) What are the priority gaps in QM science that need to be filled in order to reduce opioid use disorders (OUD

The PAMI Pain Management and Dosing Guide is a free tool for use by health care providers in hospital, EMS, or acute care settings. Content was developed after extensive literature review of pain, sedation, and analgesia medications for acute pain, chronic pain and procedural sedation in all ages. The guide was developed and reviewed by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, pain specialists, and pharmacists. Dosing ranges should be used as a general guide and adapted to specific patient characteristics such as age and comorbidities. The guide includes oral, nasal, parenteral and topical medications for acute and chronic pain, anxiety, and procedural sedation as well as patient safety, discharge planning and nonpharmacologic management information.

This virtual five-part learning community is for prevention professionals working in communities of color. It discusses best practices for delivering culturally competent services, prevention’s role in eliminating systemic and structural barriers to wellness, substance use disorder, and much more.

The official CDC page on research pertaining to polysubstance use during pregnancy, suggesting ways to help reduce substance exposure during pregnancy and improve the health of women and their children.

The Population Health Management Resource Guide for Behavioral Health helps providers and payers better integrate the delivery or management of behavioral health care and physical care. Implementing best practices from this guide improves access and outcomes for populations with behavioral health conditions.

A toolkit to promote the overall health and well-being of pregnant people who use substances and their families.

This guide will explans how to choose a screening tool for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), provides recommendations and resources on how to administer the tools, recommends additional screening tools, presents an algorithm and response protocol, and briefly touches on establishing outside resources and referrals.

This report, produced in collaboration with the Partnership to End Addiction, analyzes standards of prior authorization requirements in both public and private insurance plans.

The de Beaumont Foundation and Well Being Trust released an action guide for local leaders that emphasizes the urgency of addressing the growing mental health and addiction issues in their communities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Supporting a Nation in Crisis: Solutions for Local Leaders to Improve Mental Health and Well-Being During and Post-COVID-19” includes more than 60 evidence-based policies, practices, and programs that can prevent further loss of life and livelihood from the nation’s growing mental health crisis. The action steps are practical, many are low-cost or revenue-neutral, and include recommendations for both the immediate response to COVID-19 and the long-term recovery.