American Pain Society
The American Pain Society (APS) was a professional membership organization and a national chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). The organization closed in 2019 amid the opioid epidemic as the organization faced allegations that it colluded with opioid producers to promote opioids.
| Formation | March 6, 1977 |
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| Dissolved | June 2019 |
| Type | Multidisciplinary community of scientists, clinicians and other professionals |
| Headquarters | 8735 W. Higgins Road, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60631 |
Membership | >2,500 |
Official language | English |
President | Roger Fillingim, PhD |
Key people | Chief Executive Officer: Carly Reisner |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20190829194735/http://americanpainsociety.org/ |
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