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SUD presents unique challenges in rural communities, but resources and solutions are available. The Rural SUD Info Center is a connection point to those tools—whether related to prevention, treatment, or recovery. 

Prevention

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Addressing Barriers to MOUD Access
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Artificial Intelligence in SUD Recovery
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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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How Nicotine Affects Your Brain
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Why Addiction is a Chronic Disorder
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Motivational Interviewing: Evidence-Based Strategies and Principles for Guiding Conversations With Your Patients
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Artificial Intelligence in SUD Recovery
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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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How an Overnight Shelter Became a Nationwide Model
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Addressing Barriers to MOUD Access
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Treatment Experiences in Rural Vermont
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Perspectives on OUD
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Treatment

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Addressing Barriers to MOUD Access
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Artificial Intelligence in SUD Recovery
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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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SBIRT for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
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Peer Recovery as an Evidence-Based Practice: From Science to Impact
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Alcohol Use Disorder in the Primary Care Setting: Best Practices for Rural Communities
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Illicit Drug Supply: Fentanyl and Xylazine
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Overdose Response Teams
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Understanding the Harm Reduction Approach: Principles and Practice
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Strategies for Distributing Intranasal Naloxone to Rural Communities
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Addressing Barriers to MOUD Access
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Becoming Capable Providing Medication OUD
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Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
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Artificial Intelligence in SUD Recovery
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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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Perspectives on OUD
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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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Treatment and Assessment of Co-occurring PTSD and SUDs
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Evidence-Based Treatment of PTSD in Individuals with OUD, and Innovative Approaches for Increasing Access to Care in Rural Communities
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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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Rural-Urban Disparities
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Smartphone-based Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation Among Pregnant Women
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Recovery

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Artificial Intelligence in SUD Recovery
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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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How an Overnight Shelter Became a Nationwide Model
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How to Create a Recovery to Work Program
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How to Use the Recovery Ecosystem Mapping Tool
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Welcome to the Recovery Ecosystem Index Mapping Tool
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How an Overnight Shelter Became a Nationwide Model
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Confidentiality 101 for Recovery Housing Providers
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How Recovery Homes Can Help Sex Trafficking Survivors
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Rural Recovery House Management – Understanding & Responding to NIMBYism in Rural Communities
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A Campaign to Reduce Stigma
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Reducing Stigma in Rural EDs and Other Care Settings
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Implementing contingency management into rural recovery housing
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Why Evaluation Matters
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Intermediate Evaluation
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How Nicotine Affects Your Brain
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How to Create a Recovery to Work Program
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How to Become a Better Public Speaker
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Policy

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Addressing Barriers to MOUD Access
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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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Treatment Experiences in Rural Vermont
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Contingency Management Workbook for Rural Recovery Housing
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Implementing contingency management into rural recovery housing
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A Qualitative Analysis of US State Laws Regulating Incentives for Health Behavior
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Implementing Medication-Assisted Recovery
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How to Prevent MAT-Related Discrimination
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Resources for Monitoring Substance Use Trends
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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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Confidentiality 101 for Recovery Housing Providers
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How to Create a Recovery to Work Program
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Motivational Interviewing: Evidence-Based Strategies and Principles for Guiding Conversations With Your Patients
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Behavioral Health Care Managers: An Approach to Integrating Behavioral Health in Rural Primary Care Practices
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Transitions Clinic Network Programs
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Addressing Barriers to MOUD Access
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Treatment Experiences in Rural Vermont
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Perspectives on OUD
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Justice: Post-Adjudication
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Justice & Correctional Initiatives
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Justice: Pre-Adjudication
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Funding & Reimbursement

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Adaptable Tool for Modeling Benefits and Costs of SUD Programs
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How to Create a Recovery to Work Program
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How to Become a Better Public Speaker
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How to Become a Better Public Speaker
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Beginning Your Rural Grant Seeking Journey
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How to Write Winning Grants
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How to Create a Recovery to Work Program
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How to Become a Better Public Speaker
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Beginning Your Rural Grant Seeking Journey
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Addressing Barriers to MOUD Access

This presentation discusses barriers to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) access at community pharmacies, including how this issue affects members of rural communities.

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Artificial Intelligence in SUD Recovery

Watch a webinar on how AI is making addiction recovery more accessible and effective

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Fletcher Group Economic Calculator

Learn more about the economic benefits of your SUD program.

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Addressing Rural and Non-Rural Substance Use Disorder Stigma: Study

Explore a research article about interventions to reduce SUD stigma in rural and non-rural areas.

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Growing a Competent Workforce in a Rural State: The University of Kentucky Bell Addiction Medicine Scholar Program

This presentation explores the importance of treatment and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) along the continuum of care in rural communities. It also outlines a training program taking place at University of Kentucky (UK) for physicians who are in a position to treat patients and educate future physicians.

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Practitioner and Stakeholder Perspectives on Opioid Use and Treatment Across Rural Northern New England

This presentation explores data from UVM CORA’s Baseline Needs Assessments in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, sharing insights gathered from practitioners and stakeholders about their concerns about opioid use and their perceived barriers to and beliefs about opioid use disorder treatment.

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Strategies for Distributing Intranasal Naloxone to Rural Communities

This presentation explores the need for naloxone distribution in rural areas, and discusses innovative methods and technologies for increasing access.

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Pregnancy, Parenting, And Substance Use: Stigma, Fear and a Call for Improved Messaging to our Families

This presentation covers unique barriers that people with opioid use disorder face when pregnant and parenting.

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Welcome to the Rural SUD Info Center, a collection of best practices, tools, and research for rural communities as they work to build and strengthen a comprehensive approach to substance use disorder (SUD). These resources offer support to rural providers/partners, recovery specialists, rural community members, and more.

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This website is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of awards totaling $10 million with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.

FAQs

How can I learn more about the resources and services that are specifically available in my local area?

We encourage all visitors to the Rural SUD Info website to also explore additional resources and services available through the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA),  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), or Rural Health Information Hub (RHIHub).

How often are the Rural SUD Info Center materials updated?

Materials are updated on a quarterly basis.

How can I contact the Rural SUD Info Center?

Visit the request assistance page. https://ruralsudinfo.org/request-assistance/

Is there an Urban SUD Resource Center?

There is not an equivalent Urban SUD Resource Center. However, all of the information and tools on this website are available to the public, regardless of location or grant status. 

What are the Rural Centers of Excellence?

The RCOEs were established in 2019 by the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP), an initiative of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that aims to reduce morbidity and mortality related to SUD in rural areas.

Myself, or someone I know, is in a crisis. What should I do?

Please call or text 988, or visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-support/in-crisis

What is the Rural SUD Info Center?

The Rural SUD Info Center is a collection of best practices, tools, and research for rural communities building and strengthening a comprehensive approach to substance use disorder (SUD). These resources offer support to rural providers/partners, recovery specialists, rural community members, and more.

What resources are available for providers and patients?

Resources available for providers and patients include the Clearinghouse Resource Page. We also encourage visitors to fill out a technical assistance (TA) request for implementation support.

Where can I find rural providers in my area?

We encourage our visitors to use resources found throughout the Rural SUD Info
Center, along with Health
Resources & Services Administration, Rural
Health Information Hub, and the three RCOEs
to locate rural providers in your area.

Where can I find previous versions of toolkits?

All old versions of toolkits and resources are archived and can be retrieved through a request via the request assistance form.

Who operates the Rural SUD Info Center?

The Rural SUD Info Center is operated by the three RCORP-Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance Use Disorders, which are funded by HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

In Crisis? Call or Text 988