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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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Peer Support Services Across the Crisis Continuum (PDF - 730 KB)

This paper presents best practices that will help to circumvent current challenges facing peer support workers and allow them to integrate within the crisis continuum.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Communities
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Practitioner Training Materials and Resources

This resource provides multiple training opportunities for MOUD and general substance use disorder treatment.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

RecoverMe

This web page provides resources for young adults to recover from substance use or mental health difficulties.
Format
Campaign
Audience
Patients
Families
Children
Communities
Schools
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Recovery Month Toolkit

This toolkit provides resources to teach people about how to support those in recovery. It also provides materials intented for promoting recovery month awareness.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health

To inform the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), Congress tasked the National Academies with convening an expert committee to independently review the evidence on the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and eight health outcomes including obesity, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. The resulting report, Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health, presents the committee's findings and conclusions and does not offer dietary recommendations or advice.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Medical Providers
Source
National Academies for Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide

This page from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focuses on risk and protective factors for suicide.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Families
Medical Providers
Source
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Role of Medications in Treatment (PDF - 462 KB)

This fact sheet reviews medications for alcohol use disorder and their use with other behavioral treatment and supports. It also highlights existing disparities in access to high-quality treatment.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF