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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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Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain: Improving Practice Through Recommendations (PDF - .67 MB)

Provides guidelines that can improve communication between providers and patients about the risks and benefits of opioid therapy for chronic pain, improve the safety and effectiveness of pain treatment, and reduce the risks associated with long-term opioid therapy, including opioid use disorder and overdose.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year

HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics (PDF - 118 KB)

This HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics provides advice to clinicians who are contemplating or initiating a reduction in opioid dosage or discontinuation of long-term opioid thera

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Year
Resource Type
PDF

How HIPAA Allows Doctors To Respond to the Opioid Crisis (PDF - 96 KB)

Provides information about when healthcare professionals are legally allowed to disclose some health information related to OUD without a patient's permission.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
Year

How To Clean Your Syringe (PDF - 181 KB)

This document provides step-by-step instructions for disinfecting syringes to reduce the risk of HIV and viral hepatitis.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Communities
Families
Patients
Source
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals

Cultural and linguistic competency is recognized as an important strategy for improving the quality of care provided to clients from diverse backgrounds. The goal of this e-learning program is to help behavioral health professionals increase their cultural and linguistic competency.
Format
Curriculum
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Office of Minority Health
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Innovation Landscape Series - Telehealth MAT (PDF - n/a KB)

This brief provides an overview of telehealth for medication-assisted treatment.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
California Health Care Foundation
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Introduction to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

As part of the Substance Use Disorder 101 Core Curriculum from PCSS, this module reviews and compares pharmacological treatment options for individuals with opioid use disorder, including methadone, buprenorphine (SL and injectable formulations), and naltrexone (oral and long-acting intramuscular formulations).

Format
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)
Year

Lock Your Meds Campaign

Offers information to make adults aware that their medications could be used in unintended ways and that it is important to keep them in safe locations.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Communities
Source
National Family Partnership
Year

Management of Pain During and After Delivery (PDF - 171 KB)

This is a toolkit on addressing pain in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and managing medication for addiction treatment (MAT) during the perioperative/postpartum period.

Format
Toolkit
Source
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Moms
Year
Resource Type
PDF