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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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MassTAPP Communications Toolkit (PDF - 271 KB)

Distills key concepts and evidence-based strategies into short, easy-to-read sections; offers interactive activities to help understand how these concepts relate to a community's work in substance abuse prevention; and provides tips, exercises, and worksheets to apply the concepts within a community.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Communities
Source
Massachusetts Technical Assistance Partnership for Prevention
Year
Resource Type
PDF

MAT Advocacy Toolkit

Helps patients fight for their right to MAT for opioid addiction. Provides tools and resources for individuals who are being told by courts, probation and parole officers, and child welfare officials to stop MAT against their doctor’s recommendation.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
Legal Action Center
Year

MAT Waiver Trainings for Medical Students

Lists online and in-person MAT waiver trainings for medical students.

Format
In-Person Training
Web-Based Course
Audience
Graduate Education
Medical Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year

MAT Waiver Trainings for NPs

Lists online and in-person MAT waiver trainings for nurse practitioners.

Format
In-Person Training
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year

MAT Waiver Trainings for PAs

Lists online and in-person MAT waiver trainings for physician assistants.

Format
In-Person Training
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year

MAT Waiver Trainings for Physicians

Lists online and in-person MAT waiver trainings for physicians.

Format
In-Person Training
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year

Medicaid State Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool

Shows State-level geographic comparisons of de-identified Medicaid opioid prescriptions filled within the United States. The mapping tool is interactive and presents Medicaid opioid prescribing rates for 2016 as well as the change in opioid prescribing rates from 2013 to 2016.

Link
https://cms-oeda.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=656946d84a39498ca3568a344e6a6696
Format
Web Page
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Year

Medication First Approach for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (PDF - 189 KB)

This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medication First (or low-barrier maintenance pharmacotherapy) approach to the treatment of opioid use disorders.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Missouri Opioid State Targeted Response (STR)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Naltrexone: A Step-by-Step Guide

Outlines steps for the consideration and use of extended release naltrexone as a form of MAT.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year