Collected Resources
Careers of Substance collects resources from trusted organizations in order to support the substance use workforce in a variety of areas. If you would like to suggest a resource, please contact us.
SAMHSA Knowledge Application Program (KAP)
KAP collects knowledge about best treatment practices for substance use and promotes it in a way to ensure widespread application in the field.
SAMHSA Newsroom
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers press announcements, featured grants, statements, a blog, and reports.
SAMHSA Pocket Guide: Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
This 2014 Pocket Guide from SAMHSA offers a Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale tool, a checklist for prescribing medication for treating opioid use, and basic considerations about use of three medications: injectable Naltrexone, Buprenorphine, and Methadone.
SAMHSA Practitioner Training
SAMHSA's practitioner training offers tools, training, and technical assistance to practitioners in the fields of mental health and substance use disorders.
SAMHSA Quick Guide for Administrators
This 2013 Quick Guide is based on TIP 52, "Clinical Supervision and Professional Development of the Substance Abuse Counselor." It offers tips on developing a program for clinical supervision and presents issues to consider, including cultural competence, supervisor ethics and values, etc.
SAMHSA Quick Guide for Clinical Supervisors
This 2013 Quick Guide offers tips for clinical supervisors in the substance use disorder treatment field. It covers functions of a clinical supervisor, and highlights stages of professional development for counselors and clinical supervisors.
SAMHSA RSS Feeds and Email Updates Subscriptions
Updates on federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration are available through "Really Simple Syndication" (RSS) feeds and a subscription for email updates. Topics include: Grants, Grants Training Materials, and SAMHSA's blog. Using an RSS reader, you can view data feeds from...
SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework
Prevention professionals use SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) as a comprehensive guide to plan, implement, and evaluate prevention practices and programs.
SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPS)
This link takes you to SAMHSA's publication store, filtered for Treatment Improvement Protocols. The store can be filtered for many other types of resources.
SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Treatment Needs Assessment Toolkit for States
This 2013 toolkit discusses the prevalence of mental illness and substance use disorders in the United States. It describes behavioral health needs and service use, and offers guidance for determining the appropriate mix of behavioral health benefits, services, and providers.