Substance Use Tools & Resources
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.
Beyond Labels - Do Your Best to Reduce Stigma
Bringing Alcohol and Other Drug Research to Primary Care
This course trains providers on evidence-based treatment options for opioid use disorders. It offers 2 continuing medical educations credits.
Buprenorphine Self-Start
Buprenorphine/Naloxone Maintenance Treatment Information for Opioid Dependence
Provides general information about opioids, treatment of opioid addiction, and how family members can support those going through treatment.
Buprenorphine/Naloxone Maintenance Treatment Information for Patient
Provides an overview for patients about buprenorphine/naloxone maintenance treatment.
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
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.
CDC Opioid Guideline Mobile App
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.
Center on Rural Addiction: Resources
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.