You may have noticed the sharp increase in side effects declarations in your favorite pharmaceutical product advertisements lately. You may have also noticed how they carefully list the potential adverse reactions and warnings while showing pleasant, comforting scenery and playing soothing music at a volume that just barely allows the narrator to get the message out. It meets legal requirements. After all, I’m sure they would’ve voluntarily divulged this information without that cranky old government making them to that. Right?
So let’s compare one popular prescription drug, Chantix® made by PfizerTM, with a popular non-prescription drug, Marijuana. The gloves are off. The fighters are in their corners, waiting to come out when the bell rings. It rang.
| Chantix® (1) | Marijuana (2) |
| Changes in Behavior | Changes in Behavior |
| Hostility | Impared Coordination |
| Agitation | Increased Heart Rate |
| Depressed Mood | Difficulty with Memory |
| Suicidal Thoughts or Actions | Difficulty with Problem Solving |
| Nausea | Dopamine Receptor Stimulation (“High” sensation) |
| Constipation | Possible Relationship with Schizophrenia |
| Sleep Problems | Anecdotal: Lethargy |
| Gas | Anecdotal: Increased Hunger |
| Vomiting | Anecdotal: Difficultly with Learning |
| Vivid, Unusual “Strange” Dreams | |
| Complication Concerns for Pregnancy, Diabetes, Asthma, Blood Thinners, Kidney Dialysis | |
| Anxiety | |
| Panic | |
| Aggression | |
| Anger | |
| Mania | |
| Abnormal Sensations | |
| Hallucinations | |
| Paranoia | |
| Confusion | |
| Skin Reactions (Rash, Redness, Swelling, Peeling) | |
| Swelling of the Throat | |
| Blisters in the Mouth |
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