Patients with pain face challenges that involve much more than just pain and its consequences. One might think that the attention devoted to pain management over the past 20+ years would have mitigated stigmatization of this patient population and clinicians who treat it, but that is not the case. This session will define common stigmas that patients with chronic pain experience, and which clinicians helping patients manage their pain often face. Attention will be paid to detailing how interpersonal, societal, and structural stigmas can lead to exacerbating the burdens pain patients carry, along with resulting marginalization which can have a significant negative impact not only on overall quality of life, but also on pain treatment outcomes. The session will cover the impact that regulatory initiatives created to mitigate the overdose crisis in the US and other countries have had with respect to invalidating pain and endorsing stereotypes of people with pain and clinicians who care for them.