Substance Use Tools & Resources    

This guide provides considerations and strategies for clinicians and organizations implementing evidence-based practices. Approaches presented will assist clinicians, behavioral health organizations, primary care providers, insurers, and policy makers in understanding, selecting, and implementing evidence-based interventions that support adults with concurrent substance use and/or concurrent substance use disorders, including alcohol.

A Protocol using empirically-supported behavioral treatments for people with psychoactive stimulant use disorders. There are manuals for healthcare professionals who provide treatment services for individuals with psychoactive substance use disorder (PSUD) and for patients who are entering PSUD treatment.

This guide presents three evidence based practices that engage and improve outcomes for youth and young adults with co-occurring SED/SMI and substance misuse or SUD. These approaches will assist clinicians, behavioral health organizations, primary care providers, schools, insurers, transformation experts, and policy makers to understand, select, and implement evidence-based interventions that support youth and young adult mental health. These include psychosocial interventions, family behavioral therapy, medication, proactive outreach, and use of web-based and other technologies.

This list provides information on the U.S. states and territories modifying licensure requirements for physicians in response to COVID-19, including out-of-state physicians in-person practice and license renewals.

This list provides information on the U.S. states and territories modifying requirements for telehealth in response to COVID-19, including out-of-state physicians, preexisting provider-patient relationships; and audio-only requirements.

This guide focuses on evidence based interventions for the initiation of MAT in EDs, specifically buprenorphine. It provides guidance on developing programs to provide these clinical services, overcoming challenges, and successful implementation strategies.

This toolkit is intended to give prescribers a broad overview of medication utilization management techniques and describe ways that prescribers can facilitate patient access to needed medications. It focuses on prescribed medications that are filled by retail pharmacies.

This Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) provides an evidence-based framework for evaluating, treating, and managing the individual needs of patients with substance use disorders (SUD), including alcohol use disorder, in the VA and DoD. It is intended for use by all VA and DoD healthcare providers.

This webinar teaches practical trauma-informed strategies to engage with and enhance care for patients with SUDs.

This page offers background information and tips for providers to keep in mind while using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.