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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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Pregnancy and Opioid Pain Medications (PDF - 1 MB)

Explains whether opioid pain medications are safe for women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. Provides information about whether these patients should stop taking pain medication if they find out they are pregnant and whether breastfeeding women should continue medication.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year

Prescribe To Prevent

Provides information to prescribers and pharmacists about prescribing and dispensing naloxone (Narcan) rescue kits.

Format
Guide
Audience
Communities
Families
Patients
Source
Prescribe To Prevent
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Leveraging the Best Available Evidence (PDF - 3.7 MB)

By addressing the conditions that give rise to ACEs and simultaneously addressing the needs of children and parents, these strategies take a multi-generation approach to prevent ACEs and ensure safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Families
Other Team Members
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Preventing an Opioid Overdose Tip Card (PDF - 1.6 MB)

Highlights opioid overdose basics, signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose, and how to respond when someone is overdosing.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year

Prior Authorization Toolkit (PDF - .31 MB)

Provides an overview of the current prior authorization landscape, including the status of electronic prior authorization adoption; the toolkit also looks ahead to the future of prior authorization and industry efforts and changes that will create a more efficient process.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
American Medical Association
Year

Providers Clinical Support System

Provides a national training and mentoring project developed in response to the prescription opioid misuse epidemic, and offers evidence-based, educational opioid use resources for healthcare providers.
Format
Web Page
Webinar/Video
Web-Based Course
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry with American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine, American Psychiatric Association, and American Society of Addiction Medicine
Year

Public Webinar on Opioid Tapering

The Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic hosted a free public webinar on opioid tapering, utilizing experts in the field who discussed current guidance for opioid tapering, how it is applied in practice, and the strength of the evidence behind it. Five panelists presented various patient case scenarios and discussed pain management challenges through patient and caregiver perspectives, in order to inform best practices and identify evidence gaps.
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
National Academy of Medicine
Year
Resource Type
Video

Quick Guide: MAT Use for Alcohol Use Disorder (PDF - 109 KB)

This guide outlines the three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for opioid use disorder, including common brands, how they work, things to consider before prescribing, and questions to ask patients before prescribing it.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Harbage Consulting; California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
Year
Resource Type
PDF