# PAINKILLER ADDICTION INFORMATION NETWORK (PAIN)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162961
- **Other names:** PAINKILLER ADDICTION INFORMATION NETWORK, PAIN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 3, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1162961


## Contact

- **Address:** 55 Sedlescombe Road South, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** TN38 0TJ
- **Phone:** 07816 780159
- **Email:** dryiabbasi@yahoo.com
- **Website:** www.painkillerfree.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING THE PUBLIC’S AWARENESS OF ADDICTION TO MEDICINES IN THE UK AND GLOBALLY BY THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, THROUGH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, RESEARCH (PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT) AND ACTING AS AN ADVOCACY SERVICE TO PATIENTS WITH DEPENDENCY ISSUES.

**Activities:** PAIN aims to provide services to the general public, patients, GPs and healthcare professionals in primary and secondary healthcare services.PAIN disseminates literature raising awareness of OPD among the general public, and also targets healthcare professionals via conferences and literature aimed at raising awareness of OPD as a a major health concern, and via our website.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £100 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Yasir Abbasi** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 3, 2015
- Albert Kemp — appointed Aug. 1, 2018
- Cathryn Kemp — appointed Aug. 3, 2015
- Dr Navjot Ahluwalia — appointed Dec. 1, 2019
- Jason C Foster — appointed Aug. 1, 2018
- Paul Hemsil — appointed Sept. 5, 2024
- Victoria Edwards — appointed Sept. 12, 2022