Substance Use Tools & Resources    

Introduces health professionals, students, and primary care residents to a standardized approach to the management of patients with chronic nonmalignant pain that integrates techniques for the prevention and detection of misuse of prescription opioids.

A Practice Guideline which includes treatment recommendations for patients with substance use disorders, as well as background information and a review of available evidence.

Provides recommendations that assist the practitioner and patient in making decisions about healthcare, specifically chronic pain management.

Equips clinicians with questions to begin discussions with adult patients about alcohol, illicit drug, and mental health problems, as well as co-occurring disorders. Includes resources for patients who need an evaluation after a positive screen.

Consent form on which patient acknowledges understanding and expectations of opioid therapy and agrees to adhere to agreed-upon patient behaviors.

This screening device is often used as a way to begin discussion about drug and alcohol use. Any woman who answers yes to one or more questions should be referred for further assessment.

Explains how to use the CRAFFT tool, which consists of a series of 6 questions developed to screen adolescents age 14 and over for high-risk alcohol and other drug use disorders. Provides the resources needed to efficiently incorporate this tool, brief interventions, and referrals to treatment into routine adolescent visits.

Provides information for nurses and other clinical support staff who assist with buprenorphine induction and maintenance.

Details evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for use of chronic opioid therapy in adults with chronic noncancer pain.

Predicts aberrant medication-related behaviors among persons with chronic pain and complements current risk assessment practices to improve a clinician's ability to assess a patient's risk for opioid misuse.