The health Nazis want you to believe there’s nothing worse than tobacco…but I can think of plenty of things — starting with the so-called "cures" for smoking.
Take the anti-smoking drug Chantix…or, rather, don’t take it — because this drug has been linked to suicide attempts. But you don’t need to kill yourself to quit smoking… because you don’t need to quit smoking at all.
I don’t buy into the myth that tobacco is dangerous, but I do know plenty of benefits — like good digestion and regularity. It’s also a great way to relieve stress, and I can’t think of anything more enjoyable at the end of a long, hard day than a good smoke and a cold drink.
Anti-smoking meds, on the other hand, come with endless risks and terrifying — even deadly — side effects.
When you smoke, the nicotine unleashes a chemical signal that causes the brain to release a little dopamine. That’s the feel-good brain chemical associated with pleasure. It’s what gives us smokers that contented look on our faces as we puff away.
Chantix blocks this action, theoretically sucking the joy out of smoking — but any time you let Big Pharma suck on your brain, you’re just asking for trouble.
And boy do you get it.
This med has been linked to dramatic behavior changes, depression and that suicide risk. It can also worsen or reawaken any mental disorders you already have. And like the Ghost of Drugs Past, Chantix side effects can haunt you even AFTER you’ve given up the med.
Chantix has also been known to cause nausea, vomiting, constipation and gas. If that’s not enough, it can even alter your dreams.
All for a med that doesn’t work. That’s right — it’s the most "successful" of the anti-smoking drugs, yet four of five patients who try it are back to smoking a year later.
That’s if they didn’t off themselves first.
Burning through the smoking myths,