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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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FDA Public Workshop on Opioid Prescriber Education

This was a two-day virtual public workshop (which can now be re-watched) that convened regulators, clinical researchers, providers, patient advocates, and other stakeholders to exchange information and obtain input by discussing prescriber education's potential role in alleviating the evolving opioid and substance use crisis.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy / Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Year
Resource Type
Video

First Response: Working on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis Training Course

This free, 1-hour, online training course provides evidence-based coping strategies, resources, and exercises to help mitigate the mental and physical stressors of the opioid crisis on first responders.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Communities
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

FSMB U.S. States and Territories Modifying Requirements for Telehealth in Response to COVID-19

A list of U.S. states and territories declaring emergency declarations and details on licensing waivers.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Federation of State Medical Boards
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
553 KB

Getting Candid: Framing the Conversation Around Youth Substance Use Prevention

This guide and toolkit was created to support and empower youth-serving providers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage youth in substance use prevention conversations, including what not to say, and how to help young people connect with services when needed.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
1.05 KB

Guidance on Handling the Increasing Prevalence of Drugs Adulterated or Laced with Fentanyl

This paper offers principle and recommendations for remediating the impacts of the rising rates of drugs adulterated or laced with fentanyl.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Council For Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
316 KB

Health Industry Cybersecurity – Securing Telehealth and Telemedicine

This white paper reviews cybersecurity risks, regulatory issues, policies and procedures, audit tools, and best practices in the use and management of telehealth and telemedicine, and offers recommendation for addressing them.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council
Year
Resource Type
Web Page
File Size
n/a KB

Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for LGBTQ+ Individuals: Current Trends and Key Challenges

This issue brief discusses challenges and barriers to care faced by individuals in the LGBTQ+ community. It highlights challenges to receiving health insurance and accessing care and discusses health outcomes and policy opportunities.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
364 KB