Medical Providers

Patient-Level Interventions to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Summary

Systematic review examines literature on interventions and their efficacy in reducing alcohol use in low- and middle-income countries, with brief interventions and motivational interviewing techniques having the most consistently positive impact on patient outcomes

How States Are Leveraging Payment to Improve the Delivery of SUD Services

This toolkit discusses Medicaid payment strategies in Arizona, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania that are being used to improve the delivery of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for patients insured through Medicaid.

Practice Considerations: Use of the SBIRT Model Among Transgender & Nonbinary Populations

This resource provides guidance for using the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) model to identify and treat substance use disorders with transgender and nonbinary populations and offers considerations for providers implementing this model.

Making Progress on Integration of Behavioral Health Care and Other Medical Care

Proposes key strategies and policy opportunities for integrating behavioral health care and other medical care as well as an overview of payment reforms that can incentivize integration

Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health to Address the Behavioral Health Crisis

This publication describes approaches for integrating behavioral health (including mental health and substance use) care into primary care and how integrated practices can provide better services to meet mental health, substance use, and other medical needs.

Medication and Behavioral Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

This course introduces evidence-based clinical practices of pharmacotherapy and behavioral treatments for substance use disorders. Off label medications and psychosocial support programs are also discussed. This course offers 1 CME credit.

Medications for Substance Use Disorders (SAMHSA)

This is an overview of resources that provide information about how medications can be used to treat substance use disorders and prevent overdose, including Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications for the treatment of alcohol use disorders.