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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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Polysubstance Use Disorders in Four State Medicaid Programs (PDF - 154 KB)

This brief examines the prevalence of diagnoses of polysubstance use disorders, describes the characteristics of Medicaid enrollees with polysubstance use disorders, and compares the mental health and medical comorbidities based on the number of unique substance use disorders.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Academy Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Practice Guides

This website contains practice guides, case studies, and blueprints for integrating data, systems, and practices that affect school climate including factors like bullying, drug and alcohol use, and social-emotional competence.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Children
Communities
Schools
Source
Center for PBIS
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings (PDF - 25.2 MB)

This resource document provides practical, evidence-based information for primary care providers and practices on prescribing buprenorphine to individuals in need of intervention, including implementation considerations and strategies for primary care providers and primary care organizations.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder

These guidelines provide eligible clinicians who are state licensed and registered by the DEA to prescribe controlled substances, an exemption from certain statutory certification requirements related to training, counseling and other ancillary services.
Format
Other
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Prescription Opioids DrugFacts

This NIDA web page includes facts and figures on prescription opioids.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Source
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Progress Note Example (PDF - .11 MB)

Provides an example of a progress note for buprenorphine/naloxone maintenance treatment.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year

Proposed Guidance for Toxicology Testing of Pregnant Patients (PDF - 88.1 KB)

This guidance provides recommendations for screening pregnant patients for substance use disorder (SUD) to enhance the well-being of the maternalfetal dyad.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Protocol for Follow-up Appointments (PDF - .06 MB)

Lists activities that should be performed during followup appointments and behaviors that should be addressed with the patient.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year

Rapid Opioid Dependence Screen (RODS) (PDF - 273 KB)

The RODS is an 8-item screening tool to assess opioid depdence and the need for services for opioid use or withdrawal that require medical attention.
Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Wickersham, JA; et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF