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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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Potential Usefulness of Apps and Other Digital Technologies for Improving Access to Behavioral Health in Primary Care

Grade B

This Topic Brief provides an overview of the state of the evidence for behavioral health apps and key considerations and concerns related to finding, evaluating, and selecting smartphone and Internet-based behavioral health apps to recommend or prescribe in primary care and integrated care settings.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Practice-Based Guidelines: Buprenorphine in the Age of Fentanyl (PDF - 1646 KB)

These guidelines provide practical clinical practice-based guidance, based on available research combined with emerging clinical experience, on the use of buprenorphine in the treatment of individuals using fentanyl and other highly potent synthetic opioids.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Provider Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Project ECHO Trainings and Support

Project ECHO provides online support and links expert specialist teams at an academic hub with primary care clinicians in local communities to help them implement evidence based practices.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
YES New Mexico
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE) (PDF - 282 KB)

The Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients' Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE) is a national standardized tool designed to help healthcare providers assess and address the social determinants of health (SDOH) affecting their patients.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Association of Community Health Centers
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Requirements for training for Medication Assisted Treatment as part of the MATE Act (PDF - 245 KB)

This letter announces details on the 2023 Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act which requires new or renewing DEA licensees to have completed a total of at least eight hours of training on opioid or other substance use disorders and the appropriate treatment of pain.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

SAMHSA Advisory: Digital Therapeutics for Management and Treatment in Behavioral Health (PDF - 2.92 MB)

This advisory introduces readers to digital therapeutics (DTx) and the benefits of their use in behavioral health. It describes the research, regulatory, and reimbursement implications for DTx as well as selection and implementation considerations.
Format
Advisory
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

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