Here it is, 2009 and we still do not have a surefire medication to help stop smoking cigarettes and the cravings that go along with nicotine addiction. Why is this? There is a bunch of hullabaloo surrounding major-pharmaceutical company releases, but very little investigation into holistic or herbal healing. Products like Cigarrest are glazed over or scoffed at because their product constituents are basic and herbal in nature. Cigarrest (and other holistic or herbal remedies to battle addictions) get the “new age and unfounded” branding by officials. Moreover, they crank out artificially-derived chemical pills to battle these addictions the “sanctioned way” – all while issuing potentially fatal caveats in parallel with their products to the eager consumer. Nobody likes to admit it, but the Food and Drug Administration is very keen at watching their backs when it comes to issuing warnings about new products. The FDA frequently releases Public Health Advisories about certain products, effectively ridding them of any future liability. Some are heeded, others not. The latest drug to be introduced in the “stop smoking” and “nicotine cessation” arena is a pill called Chantix.
Chantix, among many of Phizer’s other concoctions, are quickly proving to be doing more harm than good. In May of 2008, only a couple of years after Phizer approved Chantix, there were over 6,000 adverse drug reaction reports, with nearly half of those resulting in serious injuries. There were also 78 deaths, with 28 of them being from suicide. Check me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that the most for any drug in U.S. history?
So ask yourself: Is my medication truly the best remedy for my ailment? Am I simply enamored by the fact that my doctor reeeally wants me to use his recommended drug? If you doubt either of these, please try an alternative method than that afforded by our corrupt pharmaceutical companies.
Tags: Chantix, Chantix vs. Cigarrest, cigarette addiction, CigArrest, nicotine addiction, nicotine cessation, quit smoking, stop smoking
