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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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Medicare Coverage of Substance Use Disorder Care: A Landscape Review of Benefit Coverage, Service Gaps and a Path to Reform

This report provides information about Medicare reimbursement for substance use disorder services and details gaps in Medicare coverage with recommendations to address these gaps.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Steinberg D, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
673 KB

Medication and Behavioral Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

This course introduces evidence-based clinical practices of pharmacotherapy and behavioral treatments for substance use disorders. Off label medications and psychosocial support programs are also discussed. This course offers 1 CME credit.

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Protocol TIP 63 (updated 2021)

May 2021, SAMHSA revised certain areas of all five parts of this TIP to bring the content up to date and make it as useful to readers as possible. These changes will help provide readers with the latest information needed to understand medications for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.62 MB

Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Research Report

This research report from NIDA discusses effective prevention and treatment strategies for opioid misuse and use disorder, and overcoming the misunderstandings and other barriers that prevent wider adoption of these treatments.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
552.88 KB

Opioid Use in the Context of Polysubstance Use: Research Opportunities for Prevention, Treatment, and Sustained Recovery - Executive Summary

A summary of a workshop from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) Initiative, discussing opioid use in the context of polysubstance use.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
199 KB

Opioids and Stimulants: What Are They and How Are People Using Them

This brief reviews opioid and stimulant trends in availability, use, and impacts; compares opioids and stimulants in terms of drug effects and motivations for use; and examines the factors that drive co-use.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, University of Washington
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
324 KB

Overdose Prevention Strategy

The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) convened an interagency workgroup of key U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) experts in overdose prevention and substance use disorders to develop a new strategy to address the evolving nature of the broadened overdose crisis.This issue brief discusses the Strategy in greater detail, including the objectives under each priority area, associated activities, and guiding principles.
Format
Web Page
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page