On the Electro Cigaretes blog we have already reported problems with certain drugs that are designed to help the aid of quitting cigarettes completely. With this in mind the electronic cigarette industry would certianly be watching as the law suit against the Chantix company has progressed.

Individual users have been filing complaints that the smoking cessation drug has caused certain users to commit suicide or suffer some serious injuries that have been caused by psychological effects. We have of course mentioned how the electronic cigarette is in fact far better! All of the laqwsuits against the drug have now been consolidated in order for them to be coordinated into proceedings which will be conducted by a District Judge.

The complaints that have been put forward have noted in nearly all cases that the medication which is sold by Pfizer has increased the risk of serious injury or even suicidal thoughts with other unusual behaviour and aggressive behaviour mixed in. When drugs are used for cessation there is really no control over what is happening internally, with an electronic cigarette you are simply replacing one form of nicotine inhaling device with another, making the electronic cigarette much safer in comparison.

The drug Chantix was initially approved by the FDA in the United States in 2006 as perscription medication to help aid people in completely quitting cigarettes. The way in whcih the drug works is that it stops the good feeling that smokers get when they inhale a cigarette, it also progresses to block the receptors in the brain that are hungry for nicotine. The results of the drug however have given users a feeling of sudden anger and suicidal thoughts. The electronic cigarette on the otherhand again does not do anything but replace the nicotine inhaled in a safer way.

By June 2009 people could already tell that this new miracle drug could in fact be more dangerous than first thought when the famous ‘black box’ warning was placed onto the medication.  This ‘black box’ is in fact the strongest type of warning that can be placed onto a medication in the United States, a major part of the lawsuit against Pfizer is that they in fact didn;t warn users enough about these potential problems when the drug was first launched in 2006. It has to be noted that at product launch the electronic cigarette was not available to many people as electronic cigarette companies such as Electro Cigarettes were in fact not around. The electronic cigarette technology was very young and not yet out of China.

Another new problem the drug company has faced is that the drug may also cause heart problems to those who suffer from heart deffects and a number of potential lawsuits are now being put together to fight the company in this way too.

Electronic Cigarette company Electro Cigarettes did put a warning out to users a few months ago warning to be very catious about using a tablet to quit smoking, there are many other ways to quit and this we felt wad never a good way.

Although Electro Cigarettes cannot promote the electronic cigarette as a cessation device we can tell people to start using an electronic cigarette instead of cigarettes and then cut the level of nicotine in the electronic cigarette down over a period of time so that the ‘addiction’ to the chemical is reduced over time. Using this method with an electronic cigarette to us seems like one of the best ways to alternate and not cessate traditional cigarettes.

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