Substance Use Tools & Resources    

This manual provides guidelines for administrators on addressing issues in outpatient treatment for alcohol and substance misuse. It discusses cultural competence, management and strategic collaborations, human resources, financing, and performance and outcomes improvement.

Equips clinicians with practical guidance and tools for treating chronic pain in adults with a history of substance abuse. Discusses chronic pain management, including treatment with opioids, and offers information about substance abuse assessments and referrals.

Describes best practices of routine urine drug testing as part of an overall treatment plan that includes chronic opioid prescribing.

Assesses a person's belief of "being in control" in situations involving drug abuse. Consists of 16-item pairs presented in a forced-choice format.

Describes what SBIRT is, how SBIRT services are covered by Medicare, and what types of healthcare providers may provide SBIRT services under Medicare. These include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, clinical psychologists, and clinical social workers.

Gives families and friends information about MAT for opioid addiction. Describes prescribed opioid medications, their proper use and side effects, withdrawal symptoms, and ways medications fit with counseling in the recovery process.

Identifies patient problems and concerns attributed to use of opioids, rather than focusing on aberrant behaviors.

The purpose of this manual is to introduce the ASSIST and to describe how to use it in health care settings – particularly community based primary health care settings – to identify people who are using substances, so that a brief intervention (or referral) can be provided, as appropriate.

Highlights the findings of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network study that compared longer term versus short-term buprenorphine/naloxone treatment in an outpatient setting. Examines opioid use, treatment with buprenorphine, and further implications for young adults with opioid addiction.

Offers awareness training to disseminate information and enhance awareness among multidisciplinary (nonphysician) addiction professionals about buprenorphine treatment. Provides a broad overview of the medication, its effects, and the role of nonphysician practitioners.