Substance Use Disorder Awareness and Education

This report, produced in collaboration with the Partnership to End Addiction, analyzes states' parity compliance reporting requirements for mental health and substance use disorder,

This report, produced in collaboration with the Partnership to End Addiction, discusses federal and state regulation and enforcement of the Parity Act with regard to network adequacy for substance use disorder and mental health services.

This report, produced in collaboration with the Partnership to End Addiction, analyzes requirements for health plans to use specific criteria and assessment tools to determine medical necessity for substance use disorders.

This Topic Brief provides an overview of what constitutes low-threshold treatment for patients with OUD, the state of the evidence and patient perspectives on low-threshold OUD treatment, and key steps and strategies for providing low-threshold treatment for patients with OUD in primary care settings.

This Topic Brief provides an overview of the state of the evidence for behavioral health apps and key considerations and concerns related to finding, evaluating, and selecting smartphone and Internet-based behavioral health apps to recommend or prescribe in primary care and integrated care settings.

This Topic Brief covers foundational information on disparities in health and healthcare (including in substance use disorder), the role of behavioral health integration in reducing disparities, and ensuring advancement of health equity within integrated care settings.

This Topic Brief represents a brief overview of the available research on addressing polysubstance use in a primary care setting with a focus on leveraging an integrated behavioral health team.

This Topic Brief presents the available research evidence on the treatment of stimulant use disorders, and offers practical guidance and resources for providing patient-centered integrated behavioral health care for stimulant use in primary and ambulatory care practices.

This Topic Brief provides information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behavioral health of the general public and healthcare workers, the impact of substance use disorders on COVID-19 outcomes, and other topics.

This brief assesses whether and how rates of substance use and substance use disorder among adults differ by race and ethnicity using five years of data, 2015-2019, from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.