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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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Peer Recovery Support Services in Substance Use Treatment

This webpage provides an evidence-based overview of how peer recovery support services help people with substance use disorders, highlighting research findings, practical models, and policy considerations.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Peer Recovery Support Services Policy Landscape and Analysis (PDF - 1,930 KB KB)

This document provides a policy landscape and analysis of Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS), offering an overview of how states are defining, certifying, financing, and integrating the peer support workforce while also identifying policy gaps and opportunities for strengthening services.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Polysubstance Use: The Exception or the Rule?

This webinar explains how polysubstance use commonly occurs in substance use disorders and reviews strategies for evaluating and treating patients with co occurring drug use complications using evidence based approaches.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Problems Initiating Buprenorphine Treatment Among Patients Using Fentanyl (PDF - 6.7 MB KB)

This webinar presents findings from a study on clinician‑reported challenges in initiating buprenorphine for people using fentanyl—such as precipitated withdrawal, perceived ineffectiveness, and patient preference for methadone—and discusses how clinicians are modifying induction protocols in response
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Quick Guide on Medicare Payments for Office-Based Substance Use Disorder Services

In January 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the bundled payments for the overall treatment of OUD can be used for any substance use disorder or treating several at one time. This quick guide summarizes the codes that can be used to bill for these services.

Format
Guide
Audience
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
University of Washington AIMS Center
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Reaching YAY Where They Are: Substance Use Prevention and Treatment

This training equips clinicians and allied professionals with evidence‑based strategies to prevent, identify, and address substance use among adolescents and young adults using current trends, validated screening tools like CRAFFT, and motivational interviewing techniques.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Medical Providers
Source
Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
Year
Resource Type
Video

Rural-Urban Variation in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Access Among Commercially Insured Children and Adolescents (PDF - 546 KB KB)

This policy brief examines how rural and urban differences affect access to opioid use disorder treatment for commercially insured children and adolescents, finding that rural youth face greater travel burdens, fewer specialized providers, and slightly lower service use.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
University of Washington WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Year
Resource Type
PDF

SBIRT Oregon

Provides numerous resources related to implementing SBIRT in primary care clinics and emergency departments. Presents information and tools designed to counter barriers to implementation of SBIRT and emphasizes a team-based approach.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Department of Family Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University
Year

Sentinel Site Reports

This page provides monthly and archived Sentinel Site Reports from the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS), summarizing local drug‑use trends, emerging substances, overdose patterns, and other surveillance findings from communities across the U.S.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Communities
Source
National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Legislation Database

This database tracks legislation related to treatment for substance use disorders, particularly opioid use disorder. 
Format
Web Page
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
States
Source
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page