The American Pain Society (APS) was a professional membership organization and a national chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Around the time of Purdue Pharma releasing OxyContin into the market in 1996, the society introduced "pain as 5th vital sign" campaign. APS was reported to be one of several nonprofit groups that advocated use of opioid painkillers contributing to the Opioid epidemic in the United States. In June 2019, the APS was forced to close amid allegations that it colluded with pharmaceutical companies producing opioids. The APS claimed that the reason for the bankruptcy was the numerous legal expenses which resulted from lawsuits claiming the organization was acting as a front group for opioid drugmakers. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that several former APS members are organizing a new society called the U.S. Association for the Study of Pain. More information...
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