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 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.
Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain
MAT Training Materials and Resources
Opioid Risk Addiction in the Management of Chronic Pain in Primary Care: The Addiction Risk Questionnaire
Opportunities To Address Overdose in Treatment
Offers tips on how substance use disorder treatment providers can incorporate information related to overdose into different parts of the treatment process, including wait lists, screening/assessment, counseling, induction/orientation, positive drug screens, and discharge.
Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2)
The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a self-administered version of the PRIME-MD tool for common mental health disorders administered by health care professionals. The PHQ-2 inquires about the frequency of depressed mood, with a score ranging from 0 to 6.
The ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use
Provides an overview of the key points of the National Practice Guideline, detailed recommendations for OUD diagnosis, and information on treatment settings and opioid withdrawal. Describes MAT options and considerations for treating special populations. Links to additional resources, such as a pocket guide and a slide deck.
The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5)
Thinking of Prescribing an Opioid? Did You Check Your State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program?
TIP 60: Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services
Assists clinicians and administrators in implementing behavioral healthcare using telehealth by offering key considerations and examples of using telehealth for behavioral health