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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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DEA Announces Important Change to Registration Requirement

This letter announces details on Congress's elimination of the X-waiver (DATA-Waiver) to increase buprenorphine accessibility in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, increasing accessibility of medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
148 KB

Digital Therapeutics (DTx) Product Library

To help key stakeholders understand and differentiate digital therapeutics from the thousands of other mobile health apps that are available, this library highlights evidence-based innovative digital therapeutics products.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Policymakers and Payers
Source
Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Digital Therapeutics in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: State of the Science and Vision for the Future (webinar)

This webinar reviews the state of the science of digital therapeutics for behavioral health and timely opportunities to scale up access to digital health tools, including those related to substance use, via multiple paths to deployment around the world.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC)
Year
Resource Type
Video

Drug Guide

This resource hub provides a comprehensive and up-to-date source of substance-specific information.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Source
Partnership to End Addiction
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide 2023

This guide exists to help communities decrease opioid overdose deaths; it includes tools and real-world examples that can be used to build and strengthen community coalitions that work to reduce opioid overdose deaths.
Format
Guide
Audience
Communities
Patients
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
6.98 MB

Exploring Value-Based Payment for Substance Use Disorder Services in the United States

This report explores the use of Value-Based Payment model and the potential to improve delivery of integrated and coordinated substance use disorder treatment services. This page also includes the webinar slides and recording from the presentation on this report.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
2.18 MB

Fentanyl Testing to Prevent Overdose - Information for People Who Use Drugs and Healthcare Providers

This fact sheet provides healthcare providers and people who use drugs with an overview of fentanyl and fentanyl test strips to prevent overdose. Other harm reduction strategies are also provided.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Source
California Department of Public Health
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
352 KB

Harm Reduction as a Trauma-Informed Approach to Substance Use - A Guide for Primary Care Providers

This guide provides information and strategies to primary care providers on harm reduction as a trauma informed approach to treating individuals with substance use disorder.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Year
Resource Type
PDF
File Size
593 KB