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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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COVID-19

This Topic Brief provides information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behavioral health of the general public and healthcare workers, the impact of substance use disorders on COVID-19 outcomes, and other topics.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Agency of Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) Integration Academy
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Data Sources on Opioid Use (PDF - 224 KB)

Provides a list of data sources to assist agencies, nonprofit groups, organizations, community groups, and coalitions with collecting and assessing data on opioid use.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Graduate Education
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Center for Rural Health
Year

Digital Peer Support Specialists – An Introductory Webinar

This webinar discusses scientific evidence regarding digital peer support services including telephone-based, video games, and smartphone app peer support services, the current landscape of offerings within the United States, how to select technologies that promote recovery, and ethical challenges/opportunities to the future of peer support.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Moutain Plains Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC)
Year
Resource Type
Video

FDA Public Workshop on Opioid Prescriber Education

This was a two-day virtual public workshop (which can now be re-watched) that convened regulators, clinical researchers, providers, patient advocates, and other stakeholders to exchange information and obtain input by discussing prescriber education's potential role in alleviating the evolving opioid and substance use crisis.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy / Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Year
Resource Type
Video

First Response: Working on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis Training Course

This free, 1-hour, online training course provides evidence-based coping strategies, resources, and exercises to help mitigate the mental and physical stressors of the opioid crisis on first responders.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Communities
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

FSMB State and Territory COVID-19 Telehealth Waivers (PDF - 1 MB)

A list of U.S. states and territories with COVID-19 telehealth waivers.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Federation of State Medical Boards
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Getting Candid: Framing the Conversation Around Youth Substance Use Prevention (PDF - 1.05 KB)

This guide and toolkit was created to support and empower youth-serving providers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to engage youth in substance use prevention conversations, including what not to say, and how to help young people connect with services when needed.

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

Has Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Increased? (PDF - 311 KB)

This brief presents an overview of trends in substance use disorder treatment between 2015 and 2018 using data from two national surveys.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Year
Resource Type
PDF