Screening for Substance Use Disorders/Opioid Use Disorder

Provides lessons learned from organizations with established MAT programs, including making the business case for MAT, securing buy-in from staff, overcoming community resistance, paying for MAT, finding prescribers, obtaining licenses and credentials, screening and assessing patients, combining medication and therapy, and sustaining a MAT program.

Allows medical students and other health professionals to use a test-and-teach module to practice their clinical skills. Describes the symptoms and prevalence of opioid addiction and dependence in patients with chronic pain and the steps clinicians can take to screen for, prevent, and treat such conditions.

Lists various screening and assessment tools for alcohol and drug use.