Stop-smoking drug led to prolonged depression

Joe and Teresa Graedon
Jul 22, 2023
Jul 22, 2023

Graedons — Joe Graedon and Dr. Teresa Graedon

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Question: More than 15 years ago, my doctor prescribed Chantix to help me quit smoking. Instead, I became desperately depressed.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist; Dr. Teresa Graedon is a medical anthropologist and nutrition expert. Questions for the Graedons can be sent to them using their website, www.peoplespharmacy.com, or by writing to the following address: Graedons’ People’s Pharmacy, King Features, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.