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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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Module 1: Understanding Substance Use Disorders

Provides a basic introduction of the concepts of the disease model of addiction and the role of the reward system. Using neuroscience concepts as a foundation, clinical manifestations of the disease of addiction are then discussed in the form of case-based presentations.
Format
Curriculum
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Naloxone Training Toolkit

Provides presentations, documents, forms, and videos about the use of naloxone in opioid overdoses. Resource categories are First Responder Naloxone Training Program, Naloxone Program Forms, Naloxone Training Forms, and Videos.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
States
Communities
Source
Indian Health Service
Year

Opioid Use Disorder Facts (PDF - 200 KB)

Part of the Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit. Explains the scope of the opioid use disorder problem, strategies to prevent overdose deaths, and resources for communities.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Communities
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Opioids (PDF - 409 KB)

Highlights the different types of opioids and medication-assisted treatment.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Pain and Symptom Management for People With Serious Illness in the Context of the Opioid Epidemic: A Workshop

Explores the tension between efforts to address the opioid epidemic and the resulting impact on access to pain medications for people facing serious illness; examines the unintended consequences of the responses to the opioid epidemic for patients, families, communities, and clinicians; and considers potential policy opportunities to address them.

Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
Source
National Academy of Sciences
Year

Patient-Centered Opioid Addiction Treatment (P-COAT) (PDF - 699 KB)

Discusses the alternative payment model designed to improve outcomes and reduce spending for opioid addiction by overcoming the barriers in the current payment system for successful outpatient care.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine and American Medical Association
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Perinatal Mental Health Integration Guide (PDF - 3.2 MB)

This implementation guide serves to provide other medical clinics seeking to integrate maternal mental health care into obstetric and/or pediatric settings with best practices for doing so.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Families
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
Maternal Mental Health NOW
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (PDF - 1.2 MB)

Provides a general overview of the principles that characterize effective treatment for drug addiction and can be used to introduce staff and patients to this topic.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Families
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Year
Resource Type
PDF