R.C. Anderson
More Problems Getting Off Nicotine
September 8th 2008 16:22
One reason these reactions are so diverse is because Chantix is the first drug of its kind – it operates in a completely new way than other drugs on the market. This drug was developed to go straight for the receptors on brain cells surfaces. These receptors control a variety of extremely important emotional and perception balances such as “pain, mood, memory, attention and…cognitive functions.” In fact, these receptors are so pervasive in the proper functioning of the body that other companies are looking to target them with similar drugs to help with otherwise difficult to treat disease such as Alzheimer’s, ADHD, Parkinson’s, and depression.
Regardless of how much drugs of this nature can help those faced with sickness and addiction, more study and perfection of these drugs is needed if patients are to be helped and not simply have their problem compounded.
Source: Scientific American, Sept 2008
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