For Participants

Pain Resources

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Advocacy, Support, Hotlines & Information

The links provided are a resource for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or approval by the A2CPS consortium.

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Pain Advocacy

• National Research Foundation
• U.S. Pain Foundation
• The American Chronic Pain Association
• For Grace

Caregiver Support

• Caregiver Action Network
• Family Caregiver Alliance
• National Alliance for Caregiving
• Today's Caregiver

Veteran Support

• Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management
• Department of Defense: Patient Safety
• Wings for Warriors
• Wounded Warrior Project

Drug Safety Information

• Know Your Dose: Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition
• Lock Your Meds
• Pain Medicine 411
• The Medicine Abuse Project
• National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse

Prescription Assistance Resources

• Patient Advocate Foundation (A Nonprofit Co-Pay Relief Program)
• Medical Assistance Tool
• RxAssist - National Database

General Information and Community Support

• Heroes of Healing
• Learn About Your Pain
• PainPathways
• Pain Relief Revolution
• The Empowered Patient Coalition

Suicide Hotlines

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, (800) 273-8255
• Veterans Crisis Line, (800) 273-8255 (press 1)
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center

Additional Resources

• VHA Pain Management
• IASP Resources
• Recovery Strategies – Your Pain Guidebook
• PPM Website

NIH

• NIH Pain research consortium
• Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (IPRCC)
• The Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative

Societies

• The International Association for the Study of Pain
• AAPM American Academy of Pain Medicine
• American Physical Therapy Association
• Open Pain

Journals

• Journal of Pain
• Pain (the journal)
• Pain Medicine Journal

Books

• IOM Report on Chronic Pain 2011
• A Nation in Pain