This page contains helpful trainings and resources about opioid use disorder (OUD), safe prescribing, harm reduction / non-stigmatizing language, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
Opioid Facts and Surveillance
Discusses treatment gaps in opioid agonist treatment (OAT) and provides estimates of needed providers
California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard
Surveillance dashboard providing data on opioid prescriptions and overdoses in California
Pamphlet on Opioid Use Disorder - Epidemiology
A brief introduction to opioid use disorders
Pamphlet on Opioid Use Disorder Screening Tools
A brief introduction on opioid use disorder screening tools and diagnosis
Recommendations for Prescribing Opioids
Centers for Disease Control and PreVention (CDC) Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
Recommendations for prescribing opioids for chronic pain in primary care settings
Resource for prescribers on how to communicate with patients before starting opioid treatments, as well as how to start, continue, and stop opioid treatments
Harm Reduction
Non-Stigmatizing Language
Cultural & Structural Competence
California Opioid Safety Network
Resource for sharing best practices and strategies to reduce opioid deaths in California
Provides client-centered and harm reduction-informed tools, as well as access to free harm reduction webinars
Pamphlet on Opioid Use Harm Reduction
A brief guide on harm reduction and treatment for opioid use disorder
Recommendations for Non-Stigmatizing Language in Substance Use Research
Provides a reference table of recommended non-stigmatizing terminology/language
Pamphlet on Person-First Language for Substance Use Disorders
A brief guide on the use of person-first language for substance use disorders
One-pager on the importance of cultural and structural competency training to improve treatment engagement for substance use disorders as well as examples of culturally and structurally competent interventions
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Tools and resources for implementing MAT for OUD in rural primary care settings
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Integration Academy - Opioids & Substance Use
As part of the AHRQ's Opioid Initiative, the Integration Academy also provides additional information as support to those in primary care settings where MAT is being implemented for the treatment of OUD
California MAT Expansion Project
Provides summaries of various opioid MAT projects, and offers access to resources such as toolkits, video trainings, treatment locators, and statewide resources
Providers Clinical Support System - MAT
Provides an overview of MAT, medications, and waiver training
Providers Clinical Support System - Mentoring
Provides clinical mentoring to providers and resources on how to become a mentor
Provides an overview of MAT, medications used to treat opioid use addictions, training resources, guidelines, and certifications
Substance Use Disorder Workforce
Provides access to presentations and materials from the Recovery and Medication-Assisted Treatment Summit
The American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine - Educational Trainings
Lists upcoming events for waiver eligibility training
Medications for Addiction Treatment Providing Best Practice Care in a Primary Care Clinic
An in-depth handbook/toolkit for medication-assisted treatment
Prescribing MAT in the Outpatient Setting
A quick reference for prescribing buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) in the outpatient setting