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.
Provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged ≥ 18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - United States, 2016.
Helps providers apply recommendations to clinical practice by putting the entire guideline, tools, and resources in an app. Includes a morphine milligram equivalent calculator, summaries of key recommendations, a link to the full guideline, and an interactive motivational interviewing feature to help providers practice effective communication skills and prescribe with confidence.
This website has a variety of resources, including recorded webinars, slides, guides, and other tools, for rural practitioners working with patients with substance use disorders.
This web page outlines guidance from SAMHSA related to reimbursement for screening and brief intervention through insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.
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