Substance Use Tools & Resources    

Describes the importance of calculating the total daily dosage of opioids and how it should be calculated.

Includes when to consider long-term opioid therapy and how to reassess the need for more opioids on a return visit. Provides additional information regarding the evidence about using opioid and nonopioid therapies, evaluating risk of harm or misuse, and assessing pain and function using the PEG scale.

Provides answers to common questions and concerns about MAT to help patients make informed decisions.

Gives an overview of MAT for family members of a person with OUD.

Uses a self-guided web-based therapy program to help people reduce or stop use of drugs or alcohol as part of comprehensive treatment programs delivered by healthcare professionals. Teaches a variety of CBT skills related to patterns of substance use behaviors, thinking, and decision making; ways to recognize and manage cravings; and actions to avoid using substances.

Includes information for healthcare professionals, professional and patient organizations, and community groups, including tips for getting started, fact sheets on the requirements for providing chronic care management in practices, and educational materials to share with patients.

The Drug Free Moms and Babies (DFMB) Project is a comprehensive and integrative medical and behavioral health program for pregnant and postpartum women. The project supports healthy baby outcomes by providing prevention, early intervention, addiction treatment, and recovery support services.

Provides an overview of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and how opiate exposure during pregnancy may affect a newborn.

On online resource to train people to respond effectively to an opioid overdose emergency.

The brief is intended primarily for physicians and other prescribers as well as support staff, administrators, and caregivers working with people with dementia and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in community settings. To reduce inappropriate prescribing, this brief reviews non-pharmacologic behavioral approaches and strategies to avoid and reduce prescribing of antipsychotics whenever possible.