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![Opioid-Overdose Reduction Continuum of Care Approach (ORCCA) Practice Guide 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/orcca-practice-guide-2023.jpg?itok=FpBpEvwS)
This guide was drawn from HEALing Communities Study (HCS) learnings to-date and expert insights to provide guidance regarding implementation of ORCCA menu strategies.
View Resource![Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/engaging-community-coalitions-decrease-opioid-overdose-deaths.jpg?itok=-dOgfDeB)
This publication is a product of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) and informed by the Communities That HEAL (CTH) Intervention Manual as well as integral contributions from research and community partners across four research sites. This guide was developed in recognition of the need to center community engagement throughout the efforts to address the opioid overdose crisis.
View Resource![Best Practices for Recovery Housing](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/pep23-10-00-002.png?itok=wo3TvglV)
This document updates SAMHSA’s 2018 document and outlines best practices for the implementation and operation of recovery housing. These best practices are intended to serve as a tool for states, governing bodies, providers, recovery house operators, and other interested stakeholders to improve the health of their citizens, reduce incidence of overdose, and promote recovery housing as a key support strategy in achieving and sustaining recovery.
View Resource![Best Practices for Successful Reentry From Criminal Justice Settings for People Living With Mental Health Conditions and/or Substance Use Disorders](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-06-06-001.jpg?itok=ImjA2lZ1)
This guide examines the types of interventions that support successful reentry for adults with mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders who are leaving jail/prison.
View Resource![Connecting Communities to Substance Use Services: Practical Tools for First Responders](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-06-01-010.jpg?itok=7BHq7V-p)
This guide provides practical, evidence-based information that first responder agencies, their partners, and communities can use to implement or expand practices and programs for linking people to substance use services.
View Resource![Digital Therapeutics for Prevention, Management, and Treatment in Behavioral Health](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-06-00-001.png?itok=9jmOYs31)
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.
View Resource![TIP 64: Incorporating Peer Support Into Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-02-01-001.png?itok=WX74vFHV)
This TIP supports learning about the key aspects, functions, and uses of Peer Support Services (PSS) in recovery from problematic substance use, which will help providers, supervisors, and administrators in SUD treatment programs better understand and respond to these changes.
View Resource![Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/pep23-06-05-005-thumb.png?itok=Go30uP-C)
This practical guide updates and expands the discussion presented in SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach Resource from 2014. The primary goal of this guide is to provide implementation strategies across multiple domains based on the original publication.
View Resource![Advisory: Evidence-Based, Whole Person Care of Pregnant People Who Have Opioid Use Disorder](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/Advisory%2C%203x4%2C300dpi.jpg?itok=wTF0xEK6)
This Advisory outlines how healthcare providers (i.e., obstetrician-gynecologists [OB-GYNs], primary care physicians, and other professionals who treat pregnant people) can take an active role in supporting the health of pregnant individuals who have OUD and their babies.
View Resource![Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People Experiencing Homelessness](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/expanding-access-behavioral-health-services-experiencing-homelessness.png?itok=y2IJxSQ3)
This guide highlights strategies for behavioral health and housing providers to conduct outreach and engage with individuals experiencing homelessness, initiate use of behavioral health treatment as they wait to receive stable housing and retain them in their recovery efforts once housed.
View Resource![Cover of Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/community-engagement-essential-component-substance-use-prevention.png?itok=tlW1SUIa)
Community engagement is often cited as a tool to improve the health of the community and its members. This guide will review evidence related to leveraging community engagement to support the implementation and scale-up of evidence-based programs and policies.
View Resource![Adapting Evidence-based Practices for Under-resourced Populations](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/adapting-ebp-under-resourced-populatons.png?itok=0MEqJzHM)
This guide focuses on research supporting adaptations of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for under-resourced populations. Adaptations involve tailoring care, programs, and services to the cultural, social, gender, and demographic contexts of the people served to yield positive outcomes.
View Resource![Advisory: Peer Support Services in Crisis Care](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/peer-support-services-crisis-care.png?itok=4qzsYjV8)
This advisory discusses the role of peer support workers and models of peer support services that are available to assist individuals who are experiencing a crisis. Peer support services are a vital component of crisis care.
View Resource![Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/buprenorphine-practical-tools-primary-care.jpg?itok=Ja1SDcBR)
This resource provides information to primary care providers and practices on how to implement opioid use disorder treatment using buprenorphine. It identifies common barriers and strategies to overcome them. It documents step-by-step tactics to support buprenorphine implementation.
View ResourceThe goal of this guide is to review the literature on prevention of marijuana use among youth, distill the research into recommendations for practice, and provide examples of the ways these recommendations can be implemented.
View Resource![Treating Concurrent Substance Use Among Adults](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/resourceImages/treating-csu-among-adults.jpg?itok=UyLYeUXj)
This guide presents three evidence-based practices that engage and improve outcomes for individuals with concurrent substance use and concurrent substance use disorders.
View Resource![TIP 63: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/665253.jpg?itok=-hp3YD5e)
This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) reviews the use of the three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications used to treat OUD—methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine—and the other strategies and services needed to support recovery for people with OUD
View Resource![Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/PEP21-06-02-001.jpg?itok=mInkrTJR)
This guide reviews ways that telehealth modalities can be used to provide treatment for serious mental illness and substance use disorders among adults, distills the research into recommendations for practice, and provides examples of how these recommendations can be implemented.
View ResourceThe ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management is intended to aid clinicians in their clinical decision-making and management of patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
View ResourceThis guide developed by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) provides healthcare providers with instant access to current guidelines in a clear concise format.
This guide from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) includes information on assessment, treatment overview (including treatment plans, patient participation, and counseling), and all the medications available to treat opioid use and overdose. It also provides links to find a provider and support groups for patients and families.
View ResourceThis National Practice Guideline (NPG) pocket guide from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is intended to aid clinicians in their clinical decision-making and patient management. The NPG pocket guide strives to identify and define clinical decision-making junctures that meet the needs of most patients in most circumstances.
View Resource![Preventing the Use of Marijuana: Focus on Women and Pregnancy](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/676903.jpg?itok=Q7MoCvad)
This guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent marijuana use by pregnant women. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.
View Resource![Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/665009.jpg?itok=BSCs398i)
This guide focuses on using medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in jails and prisons and during the reentry process when justice-involved persons return to the community. It provides an overview of policies and evidence-based practices that reduce the risk of overdose and relapse.
View Resource![Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System](/sites/default/files/styles/114_wide/public/665011.jpg?itok=AYotPfzc)
This guide examines a wide range of evidence-based practices for screening and assessment of people in the justice system who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.
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