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.
Assesses patients' locations and severity of pain.
Offers guidelines for MAT for individuals, particularly veterans, with PTSD and co-occurring OUDs. Covers screening, concomitant treatment, pharmacotherapy, and multiple substances of abuse.
Assesses substance abuse fact-based skills and clinical decision making among physicians. Refers to article: "The Physicians' Competence in Substance Abuse Test (P-CSAT): A Multidimensional Educational Measurement Tool for Substance Abuse Training Programs."
Equips clinicians with practical guidance and tools for treating chronic pain in adults with a history of substance abuse. Discusses chronic pain management, including treatment with opioids, and offers information about substance abuse assessments and referrals.
Describes best practices of routine urine drug testing as part of an overall treatment plan that includes chronic opioid prescribing.
Assesses a person's belief of "being in control" in situations involving drug abuse. Consists of 16-item pairs presented in a forced-choice format.
This worksheet is for primary care staff to help plan a quality improvement (QI) Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, outlining the QI goals and how the practice will try to reach them, as well as providing space for actual outcomes and analysis of next steps.
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