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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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Part 2: Civil Rights Protections for Individuals with an Opioid Use Disorder

This webinar discusses substance use disorders (SUDs), including Opioid Use Disorder, as a disability and federal disability rights protections for individuals receiving MAT.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Center on Substance Use and Child Welfare (NCSACW)
Year
Resource Type
Video

Peers Speak Out: Priority Outcomes for Substance Use Treatment and Services (PDF - 5.1 MB)

This is the first national examination of treatment and recovery services outcomes prioritized by people with substance use disorder, including recommendations for reshaping services, policies, and research to address the national epidemic of addiction.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Organizational Leadership
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Community Catalyst; Faces & Voices of Recovery; American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

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