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Living with Chronic Pain: The Truth Behind The Smile

Despite the daily challenges of living with chronic pain, many of us choose to keep a smile on our face. To those we encounter, this can be interpreted as a sign that we are in good health and pain-free. However, maybe that smiling individual simply wants to remain...

Shape the Future of Pain Care: Take The Pain Experience Survey

Living with pain can feel isolating. But your journey matters—and your voice is needed today. By sharing your experiences (as a person with pain, parent of a child with pain, caregiver or care partner, or health care professional) through the U.S. Pain Foundation 2025...

Share What It’s Like Growing Up With Chronic Pain

Are you a kid or teen living with pain that doesn’t go away? Whether it’s CRPS, migraine, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, juvenile arthritis, or any other condition, we know that living with chronic pain when you’re young can be really hard. You might feel like no one truly...

Treading Water with Chronic Pain in a Sea of Uncertainty

Living life with chronic pain is a constant challenge. I am sure I am not alone in experiencing many moments of feeling overwhelmed, trying to keep my head above the tumultuous water in the sea of uncertainty. We can either allow ourselves to sink into this churning...

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#DontMix campaign urges caution with meds and alcohol

#DontMix campaign urges caution with meds and alcohol

While it may seem harmless, drinking alcohol with certain prescription medications can cause potentially dangerous adverse effects. To help educate the public on the dangers of mixing prescriptions and alcohol, the National Council on Patient...

Understanding the new CVS opioid policy

Understanding the new CVS opioid policy

Many in the chronic pain community expressed concern after CVS pharmacy announced this month that it will limit opioid prescriptions to seven days for acute or new conditions. The wording of the new policy is as follows: “This program will include...

Medical cannabis webinar recording available

Medical cannabis webinar recording available

During a Sept. 19 webinar for volunteers, Ellen Lenox Smith, co-director of U.S. Pain’s Medical Cannabis program and a leading national advocate for medical cannabis, presented on access to and advocacy for this promising treatment option. Lenox...

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