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This resource document provides practical, evidence-based information for primary care providers and practices on prescribing buprenorphine to individuals in need of intervention, including implementation considerations and strategies for primary care providers and primary care organizations.

This guide provides research about language, recommended language and rationale to avoid stigma around substance use, and implementation resources to address stigma in medical facilities.

This sheet from the CDC provides techniques for talking with patients and their families about substance use disorder.

This sheet provides ideas to tackle stigma and develop an Action Plan to reduce stigma in organizations.

This advisory introduces readers to digital therapeutics (DTx) and the benefits of their use in behavioral health. It describes the research, regulatory, and reimbursement implications for DTx as well as selection and implementation considerations.

This report from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) focuses on estimates and characteristics of non-fatal overdoses for emergency department visits from January, 2021–June, 2022.

This report provides national estimates from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 2022 data on drug-related emergency department visits, to inform programs to aid in preventing overdose and substance use-related health consequences.

This worksheet provides recommendations for patients, clinicians, and payors, on how to ensure digital therapeutic quality, access, and utilization when considering mental health apps, including those for substance use.

This Technical Brief proposes a framework to assess mental health mobile applications, including those related to substance use, with the aim to facilitate selection of apps. The results of applying the framework will yield summary statements on the strengths and limitations of the apps and are intended for use by providers and patients/caregivers.

This Change Package provides information, action steps and tools to guide implementation of a trauma-informed primary care approach.