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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 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.

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Screening and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis in People with Substance Use Disorders (PDF - 818 KB)

This Advisory offers guidance to providers and administrators in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs on screening clients for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C infections and educating clients about their risks.

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

Six Tips to Effectively Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Areas

This page from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) discusses strategies for effectively treating opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural areas.

Format
Web Page
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Communities
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Speaking the Same Language: A Toolkit for Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction Care in the United States (PDF - 3.84 MB)

This toolkit offers high-level strategies for integrating The American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria into a state’s approach to SUD services, as well as potential pathways, implementation vehicles, state examples, model legislative, regulatory, and contractual language.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
The Wellbeing Trust
Year
Resource Type
PDF

State and Territory COVID Telehealth Waivers (PDF - 1,045 KB)

This list provides information on U.S. states and territories telehealth waivers.
Format
Other
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Federation of State Medical Boards
Year
Resource Type
PDF

State Approaches to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment across the Correctional Continuum (PDF - 1.02 MB)

This toolkit, informed by interviews with key leaders across several states, examines state policy actions at each of the intercept levels defined in the Sequential Intercept Model framework, and explores opportunities for states to successfully integrate treatment and prevention services across the behavioral health and criminal justice continuum.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Schools
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

State-Level Economic Costs of Opioid Use Disorder and Fatal Opioid Overdose — United States, 2017 (PDF - 217 KB)

These estimated costs of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose and their per capita costs at the state level can assist federal and state decision makers in understanding the magnitude of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose in their jurisdictions.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders in Perinatal Individuals: A Toolkit for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers (PDF - 4.9 MB)

This toolkit is tailored specifically to the unique needs of multidisciplinary substance use disorder (SUD) providers and programs serving perinatal individuals. It is meant to be a quick reference resource about mental health and SUD specific to perinatal individuals.

Format
Toolkit
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Moms
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Substance Use Disorders Recovery with a Focus on Employment (PDF - 2.89 MB)

This guide helps health care providers, systems, and communities support recovery from substance use disorders via employment mechanisms. 
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Tackling America's Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration: Task Force Recommendations (PDF - 5.7 MB)

This report provides legislative and regulatory recommendations, including payment and workforce models, for implementing behavioral health and primary care integration to address the growing concern of mental health and substance use disorders.

Format
Guide
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
Organizational Leadership
Source
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Tackling America’s Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration: Task Force Recommendations (PDF - 5.7 MB)

Through developing core integrated care standards and, by ensuring the appropriate financing, tools, and training, these recommendations support and incentivize providers to deliver integrated care, which ultimately benefits Americans struggling with mental illness and substance use.

Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Bipartisan Policy Center
Year
Resource Type
PDF