Massachusetts Pain Initiative

Click here for the MassPI Pain Resource Guide

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
www.painpolicy.wisc.edu/Consensus2.pdf

Responsible Opioid Prescribing Book Helps Physicians Reduce Risk of Opioid Diversion and Abuse. Click here for joint press release.

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: www.aspi.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/

Hospice International
Hospice International
901 N. Washington St., Suite 700
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 684-0330
Website: http://hospiceinternational.com/

City of Hope Pain/Professional Resource Center (COHPPRC)
City of Hope Professional Resource 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.nahc.org/haa/

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

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

Intercultural Cancer Council
Intercultural Cancer Council
Baylor College of Medicine
Suite #1025
1709 Dryden Road
Houston, TX 77030-3411
Website: http://iccnetwork.org/

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

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

National Institute of Arthritis and Muskuloskeletal/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

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

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