• National Guideline Clearinghouse
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NOTE: The department does not officially endorse the treatment guidelines on the NGC website.

• The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Collaboration is a worldwide organization focused on delivering evidence-based healthcare information. NOTE: The department does not officially endorse the treatment guidelines on the Cochrane website.

• Clinical Process Guidelines
Information from the Bureau of Health Systems - these guidelines may be useful in the implementation of certain components which enable evaluation and management of patient concerns related to a variety of topics.

• Managing Chronic Non-Terminal Pain Including Prescribing Controlled Substances 
Information from University of Michigan Health Center

• Adult Palliative Care Program, University of Michigan Health System
Palliative Care Consultation offers active, comprehensive support for managing patients with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Palliative care can be appropriate at all stages of illness, not just the terminal phase, and can be provided at the same time as active or life-prolonging treatments.

• An Informational Outline of the Controlled Substances Act
Practitioner's Manual - An Informational Outline of the Controlled Substances Act, published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration.

• FDA to Meet with Drug Companies about REMS for Certain Opioid Drugs
Information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• "Speak Up" about Pain
Joint Commission Urges Patients to "Speak Up" about Pain, News Release dated September 16, 2008

• "Speak Up" Brochure 
Informational brochure for patients about speaking up about pain management, prepared by the Joint Commission.

• Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes: Improving Pain Management 
This Implementation Guide provides efficient, consistent, evidence-based approaches to address effective and safe pain management in the nursing home.

• Clinical Process Guidelines: Pain Management

• Minnesota Board of Medical Practice Pain Management Website
See what Minnesota is doing regarding pain management initiatives.

• FDA Issues Second Safety Warning about Fentanyl Patches

• DEA Policy Statement on Dispensing Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain
U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, policy statement on the dispensing controlled substances for the treatment of pain, dated August 28, 2006.

• Model Guidelines for the Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Medical Practice 
Approved by the House of Delegates of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc., as policy April 2002.