Substance Use Resources

Maryland 211: 211 has community resources and treatment centers for substance abuse, mental health, and other services including housing, food and legal assistance.
https://211md.org/

Local health departments: Do an internet search for your county’s health department. Most health departments provide substance abuse treatment.

SAMHSA’s National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357)   OR   TTY: 1-800-487-4889
Website: www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

The Treatment Referral Routing Service:  provides 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders, prevention, and recovery in English and Spanish.

Maryland Tobacco Quitline 1-800-QUIT NOW (1-800-784-8669)
TTY: 1-877-777-6534

Website: www.smokingstopshere.com

Maryland residents can receive FREE and confidential smoking cessation phone counseling. Free reactive and proactive phone coaching calls (4 calls). Web-based and text services are available. Certified Coaches provide individually-tailored quit plans and provide referrals to local county resources – cessation classes, in-person counseling and free medication. They operate 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. Provide free NRT (patch and/or gum) in a 12-week supply.

American Addiction Centers Substance & Drug Use Hotline – (866) 255-8836

SAMSHA Opioid Treatment Program Directory

SAMSHA Treatment Finder

Alcoholics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

National Institute on Drug Abuse 

SAMSHA – Evidence-based practices resource center 

NOVA (PBS) Documentary “Addiction: discover how opioid addiction affects the brain and how evidence-based treatments are saving lives.” (Approximately 1 hr)
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/addiction

Never Use Alone – To provide a life saving point of contact for people who use drugs http://neverusealone.com/

BeSafe App – An overdose prevention tool https://www.besafe.community/

Harm Reduction and Naloxone – Information on harm reduction and nalaxone resources by state https://www.naloxoneforall.org/

The Screening and Assessment Tools Chart provides a comprehensive guide and links to evidence-based screening and assessment tools you can use with your patients from adolescence to adulthood. It is organized by substance type, patient age, and administration method to help you find the right tool for your practice.

• The Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance Use (TAPS) Tool is validated for use with adults to generate a risk level for each substance class. It can be self-administered or conducted via clinician interview and combines screening and brief assessment of past 90-day problematic use into one tool.
• For validated online screening tools for adolescents, visit NIDAMED’s Screening Tools for Adolescent Substance Use. These tools will help you assess substance use disorder risks among adolescents 12-17 years old.

Resources for Screening

• Implementing Drug and Alcohol Screening in Primary Care.  Also, please view the fact sheet to learn about how to implement drug and alcohol screening.

SAMHSA Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

SBIRT is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders, as well as those who are at risk of developing these disorders.

Primary care centers, hospital emergency rooms, trauma centers, and other community settings provide opportunities for early intervention with at-risk substance users before more severe consequences occur.

About SBIRT

• Screening quickly assesses the severity of substance use and identifies the appropriate level of treatment.
• Brief intervention focuses on increasing insight and awareness regarding substance use and motivation toward behavioral change.
• Referral to treatment provides those identified as needing more extensive treatment with access to specialty care.