DEA Withdraws Support For "Prescription Pain Medications: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers For Health Care Professionals and Law Enforcement Personnel"
The Drug Enforcement Administration reversed support for its document designed to end controversy over the arrests of pain specialists who prescribed opioids for their patients and removed the document from its website last month. Members of the FAQ principal working group wrote a letter to the DEA, asking that it publicly reaffirm its commitment to achieving balance, explain the misstatements in the FAQ so they can be addressed, advise as to agency plans to revive and disseminate the FAQ or a similar educational effort, and tell how the agency proposes to restart a dialogue with the pain management community. The letters can be seen on the Pain & Policies Study Group website.
New! The DEA Responds (11/16/04).

Pain Care Policy Act of 2003 Update
H.R. 1863, the Pain Care Policy Act of 2003, is still gathering co-sponsors. For an update on this important proposed legislation and to take action, please click here.

An Easy Way To Give: Payroll Deduction
Giving to the American Pain Foundation through payroll deduction at your place of employment is a simple and effective way to help. Click here to read more.

Clinical Trials Resource Now Available!
APF Clinical Trials Resource Center, in partnership with Thomson CenterWatch, is now available. Please click here  to search for pain-related clinical trials.