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Bright idea: instead of letting kids vape (harm profile: uncertain, could be low), let's hook them to drugs like Varenicline (Champix) which are known to cause
by devereaux 8y ago
Bright idea: instead of letting kids vape (harm profile: uncertain, could be low), let's hook them to drugs like Varenicline (Champix) which are known to cause thing like cardiovascular diseases and suicide ideation.
(Actually, it's a bright idea for all the parties involved, because "think of the kids" brings positive karma points, and parents and insurance plan will cough up the money)
- fanzhang 8y agoWhat a surprise: Varenicline is still under patent and available from only one provider in the USA https://www.drugs.com/availability/generic-chantix.html https://www.drugs.com/availability/generic-chantix.html I wonder who's paying the dinner bills after today's hearing.
- devereaux 8y agoI suppose we are both bad cynical people because I thought the same when reading the article
- cwkoss 8y agoChantix is known for causing weird gory nightmares of skin peeling off and menacing entities and such. Creeps me out, wouldn't want to give it to children. http://nymag.com/news/features/43892/ http://nymag.com/news/features/43892/ The fact this wasn't caught until after this drug was approved by the FDA really makes me question the efficacy of our extremely expensive drug regulatory system.