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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 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.

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Drug Guide

This resource hub provides a comprehensive and up-to-date source of substance-specific information.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Source
Partnership to End Addiction
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide 2023

This guide exists to help communities decrease opioid overdose deaths; it includes tools and real-world examples that can be used to build and strengthen community coalitions that work to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
Format
Guide
Audience
Communities
Patients
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
6.98 MB

Exploring Value-Based Payment for Substance Use Disorder Services in the United States

This report explores the use of Value-Based Payment model and the potential to improve delivery of integrated and coordinated substance use disorder treatment services. This page also includes the webinar slides and recording from the presentation on this report.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.18 MB

Fentanyl Testing to Prevent Overdose - Information for People Who Use Drugs and Healthcare Providers

This fact sheet provides healthcare providers and people who use drugs with an overview of fentanyl and fentanyl test strips to prevent overdose. Other harm reduction strategies are also provided.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Source
California Department of Public Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
352 KB

Harm Reduction as a Trauma-Informed Approach to Substance Use - A Guide for Primary Care Providers

This guide provides information and strategies to primary care providers on harm reduction as a trauma informed approach to treating individuals with substance use disorder.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
593 KB

Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication

These principles from the CDC are intended to help public health professionals, particularly health communicators, within and outside of CDC ensure their communication products and strategies adapt to the specific cultural, linguistic, environmental, and historical situation of each population or audience of focus.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Integrated Behavioral Health Care for Older Adults

This practice guide provides primary care practices with actionable, evidence-based guidance on the nuances of integrated care for the behavioral health needs of older adults, including needs related to substance use.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
American Medical Association (AMA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
14.6 MB

Integrated Behavioral Health Lexicon (Revised)

The aim of the Lexicon is to describe the functions which define integrated behavioral health in primary care practices to clarify what to implement and what to expect.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page