Substance Use Tools & Resources    

Assists primary care providers in determining if an opioid taper is necessary for a specific patient, in performing the taper, and in providing followup and support during the taper.

This is a fact sheet for the OpiSafe website, which provides support for opioid prescribers by performing risk stratification for each patient on the basis of morphine-equivalent dosing ranges, pain and function scores, opioid misuse risk scores, and automated prescription drug monitoring program checks.

Describes eight evidence-based practices aimed at increasing prescriber use of prescription drug monitoring programs.

Explains the risks and side effects of prescription opioids. Provides information on other options to manage pain that should be discussed with the healthcare provider and additional instructions on what to do if prescribed opioids for pain.

Looks at various barriers to accessing mental health and substance use disorder treatment and services in rural communities and describes how telehealth interventions may provide ways to overcome specific barriers

Allows medical students and other health professionals to use a test-and-teach module to practice their clinical skills. Describes the prevalence of prescription opioid abuse in the United States and the skills and tools clinicians can use to screen for and prevent abuse in patients with pain.

Provides an introduction to identifying and treating patients with substance use disorders in primary care settings, including the approach primary care providers (PCPs) should take in discussing alcohol or opiate dependence with their patients. Includes

This webinar discusses the uses and benefits of technology-assisted care and how it can be used to increase the effectiveness and reach of treatment for substance use disorders.

This website provides information, videos, training, and other resource information for implementing technology assisted treatments/care to improve the quality and reach of treatment services for persons with substance use disorders.

Provides facts about the benefits of using PDMPs for prescribers, pharmacists, patients, and regulatory and law enforcement agencies.