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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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Are you using compassionate SUD language? (PDF - 47.6 KB KB)

This is one of a series posters to help organizations teach their employees adopt patient-centered, respectful language when talking to and about individuals with substance use disorder.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Hospital Association (AHA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): Using the Brief Negotiation Interview (BNI) Across Diverse Populations (PDF - 105 KB KB)

These are conference proceedings from the Technology, Mind, and Society 2021 symposium, which addressed various technology-enabled SBIRT to treatment approaches, focusing specifically on efforts at incorporating artificial intelligence (e.g., machine learning, natural language processing) in this work.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Graduate Education
Other Team Members
Source
Pantalon MV, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

ASAM Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course

The ASAM Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Course provides eight hours of required education to qualify for the waiver to prescribe buprenorphine in an office-based setting and covers essential information for providers to identify, assess, diagnose, and manage patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). The course covers the latest information on medications and treatments for OUD.
Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Society of Addition Medicine (ASAM)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Behavioral Health Integration - Substance Use Disorder How-To Guide (PDF - 3.3 MB KB)

This “how-to” guide provides physician practices and health systems with practical strategies, actionable steps and evidence-based resources for identifying and addressing unhealthy substance use or misuse in their patients.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Medical Association (AMA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Behavioral Health Services for People Who Are Homeless (PDF - 806 KB KB)

This advisory offers mental health and substance use disorder service professionals and administrators approaches for addressing challenges when serving people experiencing homelessness. It includes guidance for person-centered prevention and trauma-informed treatment.
Format
Advisory
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Best Practice Guide: Telehealth for Direct-to-Consumer Care

This web page guides providers on direct-to-consumer telehealth, including ways to integrate telehealth into their workflow to meet the needs of their patients and practice, developing a direct-to-consumer strategy, and billing for telehealth.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Source
Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Buprenorphine Quick Start Guide (PDF - 1.4 MB KB)

This quick start guide includes facts and a checklist for all practitioners seeking to prescribe buprenorphine.

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

Buprenorphine Quick Start Pocket Guide (PDF - 211 KB KB)

This two-page pocket guide includes facts and a checklist for all practitioners seeking to prescribe buprenorphine.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF