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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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Diversion and Abuse of Buprenorphine

Provides a high-level overview of the potential for buprenorphine abuse and how to reduce the risks.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Providers Clinical Support System
Year

Drug Safety Communications - FDA warns about dental problems with buprenorphine medicines dissolved in the mouth to treat opioid use disorder and pain

This is an FDA warning that dental problems have been reported with medicines containing buprenorphine that are dissolved in the mouth. Despite these risks, buprenorphine is an important treatment option for opioid use disorder (OUD) and pain, and the benefits of these medicines clearly outweigh the risks.
Format
Web Page
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Patients
Families
Communities
Source
U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Guidelines for the Chronic Use of Opioid Analgesics (PDF - .87 MB)

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.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Federation of State Medical Boards
Year

How To Find Buprenorphine Treatment

Offers resources to find buprenorphine treatment.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment
Year

Management of Opioid Therapy (OT) for Chronic Pain

Describes decision points in the management of opioid therapy for chronic pain and provides evidence based recommendations for practitioners throughout the Department of Defense and VA healthcare systems.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Year