Side Affect Fund for Education

04/13/2013

Did you know there are MANY prescription drug side effects when you combine certain medications with certain foods?? It's not just drug-to-drug interaction you should be concerned with.

There are 44 prescription drugs on the market today that should never be combined with grapefruit. That's because the sour fruit (and some other, closely related, kinds of citrus) contain chemical compounds called furanocoumarins that prevent your body from metabolizing certain prescription drugs. E...

03/18/2013

Antidepressants have become the go-to drugs of many doctors treating women—not just for depression but also for insomnia, weight loss and migraines. Yet the prescriptions may be creating more problems than they are solving. Click here to learn how to decide what’s right for you. Then, make sure you…

03/13/2013

Although the CDC has actually suggested one death every 19 minutes, this article still drives home the need to AFFECT social norms. Thank you People Magazine and Kristen Mascia for affecting what we all know.

Drugs Are Now the No. 1 Accidental Killer in the U.S., with the Vast Majority of Deaths Caused by Prescription Meds. A Look at How Medicines That Are Now a Part of Everyday Life Can Also Turn Families Upside Down Forever

03/13/2013

The Indianapolis Star affecting what you know! Thank you Maureen Groppe, Star Washington Bureau

Indianapolis drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. made a payment or gave something of value to more than 80,000 doctors in the first nine months of last year.

03/13/2013

Thanks for sharing Sonyo Estavillo/ABC50 Reporter!

Over the past decade, the military has spent $1.6 billion on painkillers (opioids) such as Oxycontin and Hydrocodone. $2.7 billion has been spent on anti-depressants and more than $507 million on sleep medications such as Ambien.

01/22/2013

Our website address has changed! Please visit us now at
www.AffectWhatYouKnow.org

We work to positively affect the growing number of individuals, families and communities impacted by prescription and OTC drug abuse behavior.

09/12/2012

Affect What You Know™
From our friends at WTHR 13 in Indianapolis

More people are abusing prescription drugs in Indiana than the national average. Doctors are trying to figure out how to fight prescription drug abuse among Hoosiers to lower those numbers.

08/02/2012

A very interesting article from The Fix about older adults and prescription drug abuse....Baby Boomers be aware!

When Old Age and Addiction Collide
http://www.thefix.com/content/elderly-americans-pills-painkillers-alcohol-addiction7846

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07/18/2012

One of the many news stories linked from our site www.sideaffectfund.org

Prescription drug addiction among pregnant women becoming 'monstrous tidal wave'
July 5, 2012
Rock Center | NBC

By Catherine OlianRock Center They are the youngest victims of the prescription drug epidemic, tiny babies born already addicted to the drugs their mothers were taking when they were pregnant. More than13,000 babies a year are born in America addicted to prescription painkillers …

07/11/2012

During a home visit today with a woman about her (ongoing) horrific experience with adverse prescription drug reaction, a friend of her family visited and joined the conversation about his own connection to the subject matter. His brother-in-law reacted (individually) to a simple combo change of his blood pressure and cholesterol meds. Caused severe Pancreatitis and stroke. His life has been forever changed.

Yet another story about how one person can react much differently than another to the meds intended to improve our lives. Ask Questions. Know the Warning Signs. Start a Conversation.

07/04/2012

Happy Independence Day from the Side Affect Fund for Education. Please remember to support our troops that fight every day for our freedom.