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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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NIH HEAL Initiative

The Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, is an aggressive, trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis.
Format
Campaign
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Obtaining and Using Data in Practice Improvement: A Handbook for Health IT Advisors and Practice Facilitators (PDF - 6.0 MB)

This guide provides in-depth information Health Information Technology (IT) Advisors need to effectively provide Health IT-related assistance for primary care practices to support their quality improvement and practice transformation efforts.

Format
Guide
Audience
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Polydrug Use: Factsheet

A fact sheet outlining the definition and effects of Polydrug use.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Families
Schools
Source
Positive Choices - Drug and Alcohol Information
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Polysubstance Use Facts

A factsheet about the dangers of polysubstance use.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Families
First Responders
Medical Providers
Patients
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Behavioral Health Integration

This Topic Brief discusses perinatal behavioral health conditions, which include mental health and substance use disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period (up to 12 months after delivery).
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Project RESPECT

The Project RESPECT team supports patients throughout their recovery journey during the entire first year postpartum and offer monitored, acute substance withdrawal treatment and induction of medications for opioid use disorder in pregnant patients seeking treatment.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Families
Patients
Source
Boston Medical Center
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts

This data visualization presents provisional counts for drug overdose deaths based on a current flow of mortality data in the National Vital Statistics System.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Resources for Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

This web page provides updated resources, including guides and tools from SAMHSA, for practitioners related to screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT).

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

SAMHSA - Become a Buprenorphine Waivered Practitioner

Learn how to become a buprenorphine waivered practitioner to treat opioid use disorder (OUD).
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health and Human Services (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page