Well folks, here is a prime example of our corrupt government. Instead of trying to improve public health, the FDA approved a drug in 2006 that is now linked to more than 500 suicides and countless reports of aggression, depression, and psychotic breakdowns. Chantix has a long list of users, not including their next of kin, that have reported extremely troubling and sometimes deadly side effects that they blame on the “ quit smoking drug.”

New Information

In the last five years, 544 suicides and almost 2000 attempted suicides have been reported to the FDA as “adverse events” in connection with Chantix, according to documents obtained by America Tonight under the Freedom of Information Act. These reports have come from doctors, health professionals, patients, or the drug makers themselves. While these reports don’t prove any cause or reason, this should be a major red flag for the FDA to remove this drug from circulation.

Safety Concerns

In 2008, researcher Thomas J. Moore was testing new software to analyze adverse events when he made a startling discovery about Chantix. Moore found that Chantix was responsible for more adverse events than any other drug on the market! These effects were placed into four main categories: suicidal behavior, depression, psychosis, and aggression. Based on this research, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices issued a report saying the group had “immediate safety concerns” about Chantix “among persons operating aircraft, trains, buses and other vehicles.”

Actions Taken

After this was released, the Federal Aviation Administration and Defense Department, as well as the military, banned chantix for pilots, air traffic controllers, and missile crews. Along with these groups, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said Chantix may “adversely affect the driver’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle” and the Department of Transportation sent a memo to the Federal Railroad Administration warning them of the “potential threat to public safety caused by the anti-smoking drug Chantix.”

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FDA's Response

So, with all this information, you would think the FDA would rethink their approval of this drug. Fast forward to 2009, the FDA decided to keep the drug on the market, but they put a Black Box Warning on Chantix. This black box warning is supposedly the most serious warning possible. It stated that Chantix “has been associated with reports of changes in behavior such as hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions.”

If Chantix is Approved, Why Isn't Vaping

Yet, the FDA is still waging their war on the Vaping Industry. An industry that has been proven time and time again to be safer than smoking cigarettes and has helping millions worldwide to quit the habit for good. The FDA, with the help of Big Tobacco Big Pharma , and the Media , is trying to erase the one industry that has not adversely affected anyone who uses the equipment properly. Instead of approving vaping as a safer alternative, the FDA would rather have doctors prescribe pills so the Pharmaceutical Industry can keep control. You would think that the Food and Drug Administration would push public health and safety instead of pushing a drug that causes suicide, depression, psychosis, and aggression.

What are Your Thoughts?

Does this seem right to you? Have you ever known a vaper who switched from smoking to have suicidal thoughts or actions, have become overly aggressive, massively depressed, or any other crazy side effect? I know I have never witnessed that. Help us fight the FDA, if not for yourself, for the entire population! Let’s make them approve a safer alternative, not suicide!

So, the FDA is basically saying that it’s okay that this drug is adversely affecting thousands of people who are taking it. The FDA is okay with over 100 people a year committing suicide and almost 2000 others attempting suicide, not including massive depression and unwarranted violence.