• http://www.painfoundation.org/ -this site is extensive,w/many links of its own-some others may become redundant.
• http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/index.html - slightly more political, but realistic-even has a page which tells you how to look/behave for a doctor's appointment--to avoid being red-flagged as an addict
• http://www.doctorsforpain.com/physicians/index.html - getting down to practical business!  Will heip you ind a doctor in your area who is known to treat pain
• http://www.drugs.com/forum/default.asp - not strictly for pain; a message board, moderated by experts, where people share their experiences with different drugs and medications. quite comprehensive!

OK, now we go to a few advocacy groups.  show what is and isn't being doing for pain patients, drug decriminalization, etc.

• http://stopthedrugwar.org/index.shtml - worldwide interest; publishes a great, free, newsletter;  not afraid to get it's hands dirty; this is advocacy!
• http://www.drugpolicy.org/homepage.cfm - Probably my favorite site on the internet, this site offers free memberships AND a great message board (If you visit, I'm a frequent poster, under the name "Legend"-if you join, they'll keep you updated on national and state events, proposed legislation, and even provide, when legislation or other political actions take place, editable form letters, which you can sign, and they will send it to the appropriate authority (your congressman, senator, governor, the president, etc.) Also provides,at your request, a free newsletter, though not as comprehensive as the one above.

Plenty of other sites exit, but these stand out, and I'll stop here for now. I'll be looking for other sites, but for now, I'll search out some libertarian sites.

Now, I'll list a few libertarian sites.  I must admit I've misplaced a few, and may have to add them later.  But I won't let that keep me from starting:

• http://www.manhattanlp.org/  - Yes, it's the local site, but don't let the fact that you're not a manhattanite (or even a new Yorker)stop you; visit the links page. I recommend the link to Reason magazine (althouh it's not  the entire issue;you have to subscribe to that) and the Laissez-faire book site, which offers  different views on finance, education, and many other issues that you may find radical; Later, I'll be making book recommendations, but with the discounts they give, you'll seldom go wrong.  I believe it has some links to other drug advocacy sites!
• http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html - I probably should have put this first; ARE you a libertarian?  take the World's Smallest Political quiz - you may be surprised at the results!  Because this is the part of the site that's guaranteed to grab you, I directed the link of Advocates for Self Government site here; but please, clck the other links; this site also offers a newsletter, several excellent books for sale, and current information.

my vanity link: Here's my page on Epinions, a onsumer advice site, where people write reviews of products to advise others.  I write under the handle "morganna53"- So, you can read some of my opinions;  It's easier than my re-printing them here:

• http://www.epinions.com/user-morganna53 - OK, I did say I'd share my opinions about books; here, a lot of my work is already done; also opinions on music, movies; maye you'll be inspired to join and share your own views-you can review just about anything, including computers, software, hardware, kitchen appliances-Take a look at the site for its own sake, and yours.

Well, I think that's enough to publish for now; I will,unless I get really lazy and desert this, or accidentally delete it (again); but, let's think positively.  Glad to have done something productive today; hope someone's reading!