Substance Use Tools & Resources    

Provides guidance for medical professionals seeking to apply for waivers of the special registration requirements defined in the Controlled Substances Act.

Provides policymakers and other stakeholders with an overview of how substance use and trauma affect children, adolescents, and families; substance use-related impaired caregiving; and how the opioid crisis affects children and families. Offers recommendations for clinical interventions and training, as well as prevention efforts.

Provides information for treating pregnant and parenting women with OUD, as well as their infants.

Explains how healthcare providers can determine if 42 CFR Part 2 applies to them.

Describes how 42 CFR Part 2 applies to the electronic exchange of healthcare records within certain programs.

Provides information on how to best address intake, billing, and coding procedures in community health centers, which are critical aspects in positive patient outcomes

Gives information about Good Samaritan laws related to the Arizona Revised Statute.

Discusses how prenatal opioid exposure affects the health and wellness of women and their newborns and identifies effective strategies to address barriers to care for women and newborns affected by perinatal substance use disorder and NAS.

Equips local health department staff to respond to manifestations of this epidemic in their own towns and cities and provides a one-stop reference guide of promising practices, information, knowledge gleaned from the field, tools, and training.

Provides general information about evidence-based practices that have been successfully implemented in the United States and are effective in reducing rates of opioid overdose.