Resource Links
Government Resources
- Model Policy for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
Copyright May 1998 by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. - Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
- National Association of State Controlled Substance Authorities
- Pain and Policy Studies Group, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
Provides a list of State laws, regulations and other official governmental policies - United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- US Department of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
Pain & Symptom Management
Legal Resources
Professional Associations
- American Academy of Pain Management
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Chronic Pain Association
- American Pain Society
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Alliance of State Pain Initiatives
- International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care