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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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Office-Based Addiction Treatment Training and Technical Assistance Medication Assisted Treatement Quick Start

The BMC MAT Quick Start App utilizes interactive clinical algorithms to walk clinicians through each step of the medication initiation process and pain management recommendations for patients with OUD. The app does not replace clinical decision-making and is meant to help inform clinicians regarding the use of medications for opioid use disorder.
Format
Instrument/Protocol
Patient Form
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Boston Medical Center (BMC)
Resource Type
Mobile App

Opioid ECHO

The project aims to improve the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural and underserved areas by connecting primary care providers with specialists.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Graduate Education
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
States
Source
Indiana Unversity
Resource Type
Web Page

Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit

Grade B

Includes information and resources to help organizations launch a quality improvement project.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Other Team Members
Source
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Resource Type
Web Page

Quality Improvement Project Management

A worksheet with strategies to help manage quality improvement projects.

Format
Other
Audience
Other Team Members
Source
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Resource Type
Web Page

Relapse Prevention Plan

This page explains relapse prevention by outlining the stages of relapse—emotional, mental, and physical—and offering strategies to recognize early warning signs and intervene before substance use occurs, including a 6-minute video.

Format
Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
Addictions and Recovery
Resource Type
PDF

Rural Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Toolkit

Provides evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources organizations can use to implement substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Communities
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
States
Source
NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis; Rural Health Information Hub
Resource Type
Web Page

SMART Recovery Local Meetings

A web page to find local SMART Recovery meetings.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Communities
Families
Patients
Source
SMART Recovery
Resource Type
Web Page

Substance Use Disorders 101

Provides an overview on identifying and treating substance use disorders so that administrative and clinical staff can better understand these disorders and the patients
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Use Disorders 101
Resource Type
Web Page

TAPS

The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance use (TAPS) Tool consists of a combined screening component (TAPS-1) followed by a brief assessment (TAPS-2) for those who screen positive.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Resource Type
Web Page

The SHARE Approach

A five-step process for shared decision making that uses dialogue to compare the benefits, harms, and risks of each option to help explore what matters most to the patient.

Format
Curriculum
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Resource Type
Web Page