Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) Guide

Updated in 2023 this manual includes resources on harm reduction, Fentanyl, and Xylazine and information on Buprenorphine for prescribers, pharmacists, and patients. It also includes new office-based opioid treatment policies and procedures and information on the removal of all X-waiver requirements. Fill out the form to download it.

These interactive training modules have been developed by MAHEC in accordance with the recommendations from the DEA and SAMHSA for the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. Content includes education on the prevention, recognition, and care of people with substance use disorders, including those with concurrent pain and/or psychiatric or medical co-morbidities. Recommended elements include: substance use disorders, effective treatment planning, and pain management and substance misuse.

The substance use disorder taskforce at MAHEC brings together clinicians, health educators, public health professionals, and researchers to address the impact of opioids and substance use disorders (SUDs). The task force supports OUD/SUD initiatives at MAHEC.

guide curated by Karen Price, MLS, at Wake AHEC

Updated in 2023 this manual includes resources on harm reduction, Fentanyl, and Xylazine and information on Buprenorphine for prescribers, pharmacists, and patients. It also includes new office-based opioid treatment policies and procedures and information on the removal of all X-waiver requirements. Fill out the form to download it.

A non-governmental, non-profit focused on improving North Carolina’s effectiveness and success in prevention, treatment and recovery of substance use disorders.

This interactive map "...provides an overview of reproductive healthcare and substance use treatment resources across the 18 westernmost counties of North Carolina. The objective of this platform is to provide communities with key information and tools that can enhance transitions, continuity, and access to healthcare services. Using the filtering function, viewers can identify a wide range of available services and their locations."

from the NC Department of Health and Human Services • Division of Public Health • Communicable Disease Branch. December 2024

This resource page is dedicated to helping patients and prescribers understand how the STOP Act affects pain prescribing.

from the NC Department of Health & Human Services (NCDHHS)

ite houses data dashboards to help NC communities make plans for spending their opioid settlement funds, and to report on the programs that are supported using settlement funding.

North Carolina State, regional, and county-level metrics are visualized.

This data repository was created in response to a mandate to create open-source tools and to share findings in a way that is accessible by the public.

See the details of the Theory, Practice, and Lived Experiences studies conducted and curated in open-source format by the Opioid Data Lab.

curated by RCORP-TA

a multi-year initiative by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in rural communities at the highest risk for SUD.

This portal allows grantees to request technical assistance, find nearby grantees or grantees with a similar focus and access a repository of resources tailored to support RCORP Grantees.

A Clearinghouse of Evidence-Based Practices for Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery.
Supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration

ROTA-RC seeks to develop and disseminate training and technical assistance to address opioid and stimulant use affecting rural communities in the eight states in Region 4. ROTA-RC will expand awareness of opioid and stimulate use, harm reduction, and options for treatment to improve the resiliency of the targeted 168 rural communities.

Public Health Drug Checking by Mail. A public service of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We provide analytical chemistry services and information for public health.

from RHIhub (Rural Health Information Hub)

from MAHEC

from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).

A a multidisciplinary research institute in the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.

Data are for the U.S. from the CDC National Center for Health Statistics.

"...making it possible for people who use drugs to get treatment at any hospital..." Some resources of this site are specific to California Hospitals and many are general.

from CDC

Data for the U.S. from the CDC National Center of Health Statistics.

A Google initiative

from Pew

With a focus on resources for our ending youth and young adult nicotine addiction, they also include topics such as harm reduction, tobacco industry, opioid crisis and more

interactive data mapping tool from the USDA & NORC

from National Institute for Healthcare Management

There are many treatment options available for substance use disorders, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT).

21 CFR Part 1308 by Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice