Email UpdatesLinking People with Opioid Use Disorder to Medication Treatment
This technical package presents strategies that can help state, local, and tribal leaders and healthcare professionals link persons living with OUD to evidence-based care.
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
PDF documents of various lengths (though usually longer than one page), which have a practical application for clinical staff or others. Most fall into the category of grey literature, which includes government reports, white papers, and issue briefs. Generally this will not include peer-reviewed journal articles. Items often have a title or description that includes one of these terms.
Low Barrier Medication for Opioid Use Disorder at Community Health Centers and Primary Care Clinics: Recommendations for Implementation
This issue brief makes implementation recommendations for low-barrier medication for opioid use disorders.
DAWN 2022 Non-Fatal Overdoses Short Report
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.
DAWN Findings from Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits, 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.
Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications
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.
Environmental Scan Final Report - Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care
This report is a culmination of an e-scan conducted annually from August 2019 to August 2023 for AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: Managing Unhealthy Alcohol Use Initiative, to address Unhealthy Alcohol Use (UAU). The initiative funded six sites (grantees) that supported several hundred primary care practices to increase implementation of UAU evidence-based interventions such as screening and brief intervention (SBI) and medication-assisted therapy (MAT).
The Importance of Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Closing the Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Gap
Provides research and support for the use of alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT), by providers across the health care spectrum to prevent or reduce alcohol misuse among their patients
The Building Blocks of Behavioral Health Integration
This framework of care delivery expectations for integrating behavioral health (including unhealthy alcohol use and substance use) in primary care aligns expectations across payers, practices, and patients. The framework is intentionally flexible to account for variation in approach to integrating behavioral health.
Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This issue brief analyzes telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses how telehealth has improved access to mental health and substance use services.
ONDCP Announces Reports on Improving Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorder
Discusses the current state of telehealth in the United States based on Federal and State policies, the benefits and challenges related to implementation of telehealth, and policy opportunities to improve these services in the future