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Evidence-Based Psychotherapies

Video

• Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Adolescents with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders

Resources for Providers

• Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: An Update on Evidence-Based Strategies
• Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Best Practice Guide
• Recorded OBAT TTA Trainings 
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Resources and Publications 2013-201
• Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review
• Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders 
• Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide

Buprenorphine Treatment

Resources for Providers

• A Guide for Patients Beginning Buprenorphine Treatment
• Prescribing Suboxone in the Outpatient Setting
• Buprenorphine/ Buprenorphine-Naloxone in Medication Assisted Treatment of Substance Use Disorder Protocol 
• Clinical Pearls of Buprenorphine Treatment
• Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents With Opioid Use Disorders
• Injectable Buprenorphine Resources 
• SAMHSA Buprenorphine: Quick Start Guide
• Agreement for Treatment with Buprenorphine

Resources for Families

• A Guide for Patients Beginning Buprenorphine Treatment

Managing Treatment

Video

• Getting Started: Readying Your Office for MAT

Resources for Providers

• The ASAM National Practice Guideline: For the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorde
• The ASAM Standards of Care for the Addiction Specialist Physician
• Speaking the Same Language: A Toolkit for Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction Care in the United States
• The ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use

‌Emergency Room Care for Adolescent Substance Use

Video

• Emergency Care for Adolescent Substance Use: Part 1
• Emergency Care for Adolescent Substance Use: Part 2

Resources for Providers

• Approach to the Adolescent with Substance Use in the Acute Setting
• Opioid Intoxication in Children and Adolescents 
• Neuropsychiatric Sequelae in Adolescents with Acute Synthetic Cannabinoid Toxicity
• Prescription Opioid Exposures Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: 2000- 2015
• Toxidromes: Event Medicine
• Distributing Low Barrier Naloxone in Emergency Departments Webinar

Recovery

Video

• Supporting Youth in or Seeking Recovery
• Youth and Recovery: Supporting the Multiple Pathways

Resources for Providers

• Integrating Behavioral Health into a School Based Health Center
• Integrating Substance Use Treatment into Adolescent Health Care
• Recovery High Schools: Effects of Schools Supporting Recovery from Substance Use Disorders
• Role of the School Nurse in Providing School Health Services
• Tobacco-Free School District
• Recovery Supports for Young People with Opioid Use Disorders
• Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale: Supervision of Peer Workers
• SAMHSA Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services
• NAADAC Knowledge Center 
• Working With Adolescents: Practice Tips and Resource Guide
• Mapping Recovery: A Qualitative Node Map Approach to Understanding Factors Proximal to Relapse Among Adolescents in a Recovery High School
• Relapse Prevention 

Resources for Families

• NAADAC Knowledge Center 
• Peer Recovery Center of Excellence 
• Teens in Early Recovery: Ten Common Triggers for Relapse

Harm Reduction

Video

• Understanding and Supporting Harm Reduction

Resources for Providers

• Principles of Harm Reduction for Young People Who Use Drugs
• First Responders Can Safely Administer Naloxone During the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Developing Harm Reduction in the Context of Youth Substance Use
• National Community-based Naloxone Finder 
• SSP Locations: NASEN Directory 
• Syringe Service Program Laws 
• National Harm Reduction Coalition 
• National Community-based Naloxone Finder
• SSP Locations: NASEN Directory 
• Harm Reduction: Naloxone via Mail and More

Confidentiality

Video

• Confidentiality for Adolescent Treatment in Maine
• Confidentiality for Adolescents Seeking SUD Treatment

Resources for Providers

• The 21st Century Cures Act & Adolescent Confidentiality 
• Protecting Confidentiality under Health Care Reform
• Confidentiality Protections in Billing for Adolescent Health Care
• AMA Code of Medical Ethics
• Minors’ Rights; A Guide to Confidential Health Care in Maine

Working With Families Impacted by Substance Use

Video

• Working with Families Impacted by Substance Use

Resources for Providers

• Family-based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use
• Becoming our Young People’s Case Managers: Caregivers’ Experiences, Needs, and Ideas for Improving Opioid Use Treatments for Young People Using Opioids

Resources for Families

• Emergency Response for Opioid Overdose
• Select Resources for Families Dealing with Active Substance Use
• Worried About your Child’s Exposure to Drugs and Alcohol?
• Helping a Loved One Dealing with Mental and/or Substance Use Disorders
• Supporting a Loved One Dealing with Mental and/or Substance Use Disorders: Starting the Conversation 
• Prevention Works. Treatment is Effective. People Can and Do Recover.

Sustainability in Your Primary Care Office

Video

• Sustainability in your Primary Care Office

Resources for Providers

• AMA Substance Use Disorder 
• Assessing and Improving Organizational Readiness to Implement Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care: Findings From the SUMMIT Study
• Clinical Pathway for Medication for Addiction Treatment
• Initial Screening Note Template
• Oral Health, Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment: A Framework for Increased Coordination and Integration 
• OBAT Nurse Intake Form 

Resources for Families

• Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers in Maine 
• SUD Recovery Supports in Maine 
• Substance Use Disorder Recovery Supports 
• Rehab Centers in Maine

Digital/Online Resources

Video

• Supporting Adolescents and Families with Remote Digital Resources

Resources for Providers

• Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) 
• Online/Digital Recovery Support Resources
• Technology-Assisted Care for Substance Use Disorders 
• Using Science to Inform the Development, Evaluation, and Implementation of Novel Digital Health Tools for Substance Use, Mental Health and Other Health Conditions 
• Educating & Supporting Inquisitive Youth in Recovery (ESQYIR) 
• Technology Transfer Centers Funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Sober Grid App
• SAMHSA “Talk. They Hear You” App
• ASAM eLearning; SUD 
• Technology-based Interventions for Preventing and Treating Substance Use Among Youth

Resources for Families

• Online/Digital Recovery Support Resources 
• SMART Recovery Family & Friends 
• SAMHSA “Talk. They Hear You” App
• Worried About Your Child’s Exposure to Drugs and Alcohol? Parent CRAFT Can Help