Substance Use Best Practice Tool Guide
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services’ Division of Clinical Leadership, in collaboration with the Division of Substance Abuse Services, has developed its first substance use best practice tool guide. The document contains information and resources and aligns with initiatives of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
- Increasing awareness and understanding of substance use;
- Promoting the use of best practices for individuals with substance use disorders, including co-occurring disorders;
- Encouraging innovative and improved practice in the field;
- Enhancing capacity that will result in stronger communities; and
- Developing expertise around substance use issues for an array of audiences.
The tool guide has been reviewed by a diverse group of stakeholders from across the state, including academia, non-profits agencies, for-profit entities, and government agencies. Evidence-based practices are emphasized throughout the document. In summary, the tool guide aims to promote knowledge, wholeness, and recovery.
The entire document is available at this link.
Or download individual modules below or in the left-side menu:
Primary Modules: pgs. 1-174
- Introduction (includes Table of Contents and Letter from Commissioner): pgs. 2-9
- Defining Substance Use Disorders: pgs. 10-39
- Addiction: pgs. 40-51
- Prevention/Early Intervention: pgs. 52-74
- Evidence-Based Treatments (includes Medication-assisted Treatments and Psychosocial Treatments): pgs. 75-124
- Treatment Resources: pgs. 125-147
- Co-Occurring Disorders: pgs. 148-174
Special Populations: pgs. 175-315
- Women in General/Of Childbearing Potential/Pregnant: pgs. 176-216
- Newborns and Fetuses (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome): pgs. 217-269
- Young People (includes adolescents and young adults): pgs. 270-305
- Veterans: pgs. 306-315
Special Issues: pgs. 316-368
- Criminal Justice: pgs. 317-333
- Drug Poisoning Deaths: pgs. 334-351
- Recovery Support Services: pgs. 352-368
Download the Screening Tools: pgs. 369-432
| Screening for Drug Use in General Medical Settings: Resource Guide: pg. 374 | Substance Use Risk Profile: pg. 375 |
| CAGE: pgs. 376-377 | CAGE-AID: pgs. 376, 378 |
| CRAFFT: pgs. 379-381 | AUDIT: pgs. 382-383 |
| DAST-10: pgs. 384-385 | T-ACE: pg. 386 |
| UNCOPE: pgs. 387-388 | UNCOPE Plus: pg. 389 |
| Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale: pg. 390 | Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST): pgs. 391-392 |
| Fast Alcohol Screening Test (FAST): pg. 393 | Institute for Health & Recovery 5 P’s Behavioral Risk Screening Tool: pg. 394 |
| MDCalc (links to 4 online tools: AUDIT-C, CAGE, CIWA-Ar, COWS): pg. 395 | Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES), Version 8: pgs. 396-403 |
| AC-OK Screen for Co-Occurring Disorders: pgs. 404-405- | PTSD Checklist (PCL): pgs. 406-407 |
| Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS): pgs. 408-409 | Addiction Severity Index (ASI), 5th edition: pgs. 410-425 |
| Opioid Risk Tool (ORT): pg. 426 | Drinking Agreement (Sample): pg. 427 |
*References: pgs. 428-432
Appendices: pgs. 433-467
Appendix A: Caffeine Use: pgs. 434-441
Appendix B: e-Cigarettes: pgs. 442-450
Appendix C: Child Welfare: pgs. 451-456
Appendix D: Sexual Minority Populations: pgs. 457-467
For more information, contact:
Edwina Chappell
Division of Clinical Leadership
Tennessee Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Email: Edwina.Chappell@tn.gov