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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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VIP Community Services: An Opioid Treatment Program in the Bronx, New York (PDF - 206 KB KB)

This case study explores implementation of a medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) program at an organization in the Bronx, New York with a long history as an opioid treatment program (OTP) that also operates an FQHC and a certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC)
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Centers for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Won't You Be My Tobacco-free Neighbor? (PDF - 741 KB KB)

This guide will empower organizations to build robust partnerships, amplify messaging and foster healthier environments for all community members. It explores building community support, emphasizing the collective role of behavioral health organizations and their neighbors in fostering healthier environments and building tobacco-free communities.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Source
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Wound & Abscess Care for People Who Use Drugs

Patient handout describing wound and abscess self-care, when to seek medical care, and prevention

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Communities
Families
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
NEXT Distro
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Xylazine Exposure Guidance (PDF - 462 KB KB)

This correspondence provides updates on the May 2023 Xylazine Exposure Guidance and discusses implications for clinical practice and frontline public health.
Format
Other
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Xylazine Quick Guide for People Who Use Drugs

Patient handout describing xylazine wound care, how to reduce risks, opioid overdose when xylazine is involved, and xylazine withdrawal

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Communities
Families
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
NEXT Distro
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Xylazine Use Among People Who Inject Drugs

This one-hour, on-demand, journal article-based activity explores patterns of xylazine use among people who inject drugs, and considers its implications for public health.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Year
Resource Type
Video

988 Partner Toolkit

This web page is a resource center for social media, video, print, radio, FAQs, messaging, and other marketing materials that can be used to promote the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It is designed for states, territories, tribes, crisis centers, communities, emergency service providers, and other partners to speak with one voice.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
States
Communities
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

A Guide to Using the Accountable Health Communities Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool: Promising Practices and Key Insights (PDF - 796 KB KB)

This document describes the health-related social needs (HRSN) Screening Tool from the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model and share promising practices for universal screening.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF