Medical Providers

This page offers background information and tips for providers to keep in mind while using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.

This SAMHSA page includes information on 2023 training requirements that eliminated the DATA waiver that was previously needed to prescribe buprenorphine and expanded the number of DEA-registered practitioners able to treat people with opioid use disorder.

This page from SAMHSA's Office of Behavioral Health Equity includes information on the drivers of behavioral health inequities and resources for several underrepresented populations.

To help key stakeholders understand and differentiate digital therapeutics from the thousands of other mobile health apps that are available, this library highlights evidence-based innovative digital therapeutics products.

This webinar discusses the uses and benefits of technology-assisted care and how it can be used to increase the effectiveness and reach of treatment for substance use disorders.

This webinar discusses scientific evidence regarding digital peer support services including telephone-based, video games, and smartphone app peer support services, the current landscape of offerings within the United States, how to select technologies that promote recovery, and ethical challenges/opportunities to the future of peer support.

This webinar reviews the state of the science of digital therapeutics for behavioral health and timely opportunities to scale up access to digital health tools, including those related to substance use, via multiple paths to deployment around the world.

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 website provides information, videos, training, and other resource information for implementing technology assisted treatments/care to improve the quality and reach of treatment services for persons with substance use disorders.