• 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.

• The Alliance of State Pain Initiatives (ASPI)
A network of state-based Pain Initiative organizations that work to remove the barriers that impede pain relief through education, advocacy and institutional improvement.

• Overview-MI Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain 

• Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine Guidelines for the Use of Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Pain