Substance Use Tools & Resources
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.
Fentanyl: Safety Recommendations for First Responders
Finding Quality Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Provides information about quality treatment for OUD and how to locate it.
Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): Part I. Practice Preparation, Identification, Assessment, and Initial Management (PDF - 1.1 MB)
This part of the guidelines is intended to assist PC clinicians in the identification and initial management of adolescents with depression in an era of great clinical need and shortage of mental health specialists, but they cannot replace clinical judgme
Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): Part II. Treatment and Ongoing Management (PDF - 1 MB)
The Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care cannot replace clinical judgment, and they should not be the sole source of guidance for adolescent depression management. Nonetheless, the guidelines may assist PC clinicians in the management of d
How Does Injection Naltrexone Work?
How To Remain Optimistic When Treating Addiction
How to Track Treatment Progress and Adherence with the ASAM Criteria (Slides) (PDF - 468 KB)
The slides from this informative webinar will aid drug court team members in tracking treatment progress and ensuring that participants adhere to medication in addiction treatment. jointly sponsored by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and the American Society of Addiction Medicine, this webinar was designed especially for judges, coordinators, prosecutors, defense attorneys, supervision officers, case managers, and other team members who refer, monitor, or otherwise support behavioral health treatment in drug courts.
Implementing Care for Alcohol & Other Drug Use in Medical Settings: An Extension of SBIRT (PDF - 43 KB)
This is a change guide for primary care providers on how to offer integrated care for patients with alcohol use disorder or substance use disorder; it outlines nine changes, covering both clinical and organizational implementation.
Jail-Based Medication-Assisted Treatment: Promising Practices, Guidelines, and Resources for the Field (PDF - .78 MB)
Presents promising practices, guidelines, and resources for people working in jail-based MAT.
