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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 - 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.

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Talking With Your Adult Patients About Alcohol, Drug, and/or Mental Health Problems: A Discussion Guide for Primary Health Care Providers (PDF - .27 MB)

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.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year

4Ps Screening Tool for Drug and Alcohol Use (PDF - 10.2 KB)

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.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Other Team Members
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) (PDF - 124 KB)

Uses a 17-item self-assessment to identify patients with chronic pain taking opioids who have indicators of current aberrant drug-related behaviors.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
Women's Health Council of Rhode Island
Year

Guidelines for the Psychosocially Assisted Pharmacological Treatment of Opioid Dependence (PDF - 1.1 MB)

Provides guidelines related to opioid dependence that aim to: reduce global barriers to effective treatment; contribute to the development of evidence-based, ethical treatment policies; contribute to improvement of the quality of pharmacological treatment; and facilitate implementation of effective treatment policies and programs.

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
World Health Organization
Year

PEG Pain Screening Tool (PDF - 1.3 MB)

Assesses the intensity of pain and the level of interference in normal daily life using a three-item scale.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Krebs EE, et al.
Year