Substance Use Tools & Resources
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.
Detoxification From Opioids
Development of Short-Form Versions of the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients With Pain-Revised (SOAPP-R): A Proof-of-Principle Study
Diversion and Abuse of Buprenorphine
Drug Safety Communications - FDA warns about dental problems with buprenorphine medicines dissolved in the mouth to treat opioid use disorder and pain
Guide for Families: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Contains detailed information about methadone, buprenorphine, and suboxone, including their advantages and risks.
Guidelines for the Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics (PDF - 895 KB)
Provides guidance to State medical and osteopathic boards in assessing physician’s’ management of pain in their patients and whether opioid analgesics are being prescribed appropriately.
Help Save Lives: Co-Prescribe Naloxone to Patients at Risk of Overdose (PDF - 208 KB)
Lists factors that may help physicians determine whether to coprescribe naloxone to a patient or to a family member or close friend of the patient.
