Massachusetts Pain Initiative

The Joint Statement from 21 Health Organizations and the Drug Enforcement Administration Promoting Pain Relief and Preventing Abuse of Pain Medications: A Critical Balancing Act
http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/painpolicy/dea01.htm

Following is a list of some of the organizations that provide important pain-related information to health professionals and the public.

Alliance of State Pain Initiatives
1300 University Avenue, Room 4720
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-4013
(608) 265-4014 FAX
Website: http://www.aacpi.wisc.edu

American Cancer Society, New England Division
30 Speen Street
Framingham, MA 01701
(1-800) ACS-2345, or (508)270-4600
Website: http://www.cancer.org/

Massachusetts Pain Initiative Headquarters (MassPI)
American Cancer Society
30 Speen Street
Framingham, MA 01701
Website: http://www.masspaininitiative.org

American Chronic Pain Association
P.O. Box 850
Rocklin, CA 95677
(916) 632-0922
Website: http://www.theacpa.org/

Local Chapter meetings: Robbins Library, 700 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, MA, second Friday of every month, 11:00am to 12:30 pm. Meetings are free and open to all chronic pain sufferers. Contact: Cindy Steinberg, New England Director, American Chronic Pain Association at csteinberg@rcn.com.

American Holistic Nurses Association
P. O. Box 2130
Flagstaff, AZ 86003-2130
(800) 278-2462
Website: http://www.ahna.org/

American Pain Society (APS)
4700 W. Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 375-4715
Website: http://www.ampainsoc.org

American Physical Therapy Association
P.O. Box 37257
Washington, DC 20013
California Chapter Website: http://www.ccapta.org/
Journal Website: http://www.ptjournal.org/

American Society of Pain Management Nurses (ASPMN)
Eastern Massachusetts Chapter
Website: http://www.aspmn.org/

Arthritis Foundation
P.O. Box 19000
Atlanta, GA 30326
(800) 283-7800
Website: http://www.arthritis.org/

Association for the Care of Children’s Health (ACCH)
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) 808-2224 or (301) 654-6549
Website: http://www.healthy.net

Cancer Care, Inc.
1180 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 221-3300
Website: http://www.cancercare.org/

City of Hope Pain/Palliative Care Resource Center (COHPPRC)
City of Hope National Medical Center
1500 E. Duarte Road
Department of Nursing Research & Education
Modular 2 West
Duarte, CA 91010
(626) 359-8111 X3829
E-mail: prc@coh.org
Website: http://prc.coh.org

Fibromyalgia Network
5700 Stockdale Hwy., Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93309
HeadWay Migraine Newsletter (free)
(800) 377-0282 to subscribe
Website: http://www.fmnetnews.com/

Hospice Association of America
228 7th St. S.E.
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 547-7424
(202) 547-3540 FAX
Website: http://www.hospice-america.org/

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Medical Center E, Suite 375
211 N. Whitfield
Pittsburgh, PA 15206-3031
(412) 361-2470
(412) 361-2425 FAX
E-mail: HPNA@hpna.org
Website: http://www.HPNA.org

Intercultural Cancer Council
http://www.iccnetwork.org/
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
909 NE 43rd St., Suite 306
Seattle, WA 98105-6020
(206) 547-6409
Website: http://www.iasp-pain.org/

Last Acts - Care and Caring at the End of Life
http://www.lastacts.org/
The Mayday Pain Project
Website: http://www.painandhealth.org

National Headache Foundation
5252 No. Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
(312) 878-7715
(800) 843-2256
Website: http://www.headaches.org/

National Hospice Organization (NHO)
1901 No. Moore Street, Suite 901
Arlington, VA 22209-1714
(703) 243-5900
Website: http://www.nho.org/

National Institute of Arthritis and Muskuloskeleta/Skin Diseases
Bldg. 31, Room 4C05
Bethesda, MD 20892
Website: http://www.niams.nih.gov/

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Bldg. 31, Room 8A06
Bethesda, MD 20892
Website: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

National Pain Foundation
3511 South Clarkson Street
Englewood, CO 80113
(303) 783-8899
Website: http://www.painconnection.org

Oncology Nursing Society
125 Enterprise Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1214
(866) 257-4ONS or (412)859-6241
fax: (412)859-6161
Website: http://www.ons.org/xp6/ONS/Login/Splash.xml

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association
116 Haddon, Suite D
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(609) 795-8845
Website: http://www.rsds.org/

The Resource Center for State Cancer Pain Initiatives
1300 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-4013
E-mail: FHCRC.org/wscpi/cpl.htm
Website: http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/trc/

VZV Research Foundation, Inc. (varicella-zoster virus)
40 East 72 Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 472-7148
Website: http://www.vzvfoundation.org/