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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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Measuring Success in Substance Use Grant Programs: Outcomes and Metrics for Improvement

This report, the first in a series of three, examines four of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's grant programs that help alleviate suffering due to opioids and improve treatment quality and access. It offers recommendations about the existing reporting tools used by these programs and and proposes additional metrics and outcomes that should be considered.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons: A Planning and Implementation Toolkit

This toolkit, supported by funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Bloomberg Philanthropies, provides correctional administrators and health care providers recommendations and tools for implementing medication-assisted treatm
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Council for Behavioral Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
3.43 MB

Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19

The Action Alliance’s Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19 (National Response) is a diverse, nonpartisan public-private partnership committed to driving meaningful, lasting change in mental health and suicide prevention through collaboration, leadership, and action. The National Response is working to create sustainable and comprehensive solutions to the mental health impacts of this pandemic, while also preparing to address future needs by mitigating risks and building resiliency.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers

Provides assistance, education, and information to organizations and individuals who are actively providing or interested in providing healthcare at a distance through events, resources, webinars, techncial assistance, and an interactive map used to find the affiliated regional telehealth resource center

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use

Provides information on evidence-based treatment of OUD. This guideline is the only document of its kind to include all Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications in one place.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Year
File Size
1.0 MB

Navigating Addiction and Treatment: A Guide for Families

Navigating Addiction and Treatment: A Guide for Families is a resource for family members who are trying to navigate the complex world of addiction and help loved ones achieve recovery. The guide includes basic definitions, as well as in-depth information about substance use disorders, treatment options, communication strategies, and self-care tips.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
Source
Addiction Policy Forum
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome

This statement provides an overview of the effect of the opioid crisis on the mother-infant dyad and provide recommendations for management of the infant with opioid exposure, including clinical presentation, assessment, treatment, and discharge.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Pediatrics
Year
Resource Type
Article

Office-Based Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment Billing

In the Calender Year 2020 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services included new coding and payment for a monthly bundle of services for the treatment of opioid use disorder that includes overall management, care coordination, individual and group psychotherapy, substance use counseling, and add-on code for additional counseling. This is a way for clinicians to bill for a group of services in the office setting similar to the services covered under the Opioid Treatment Program benefit for clinics.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
States
Source
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Year
Resource Type
Web Page