ABC is reporting that the US gov't has been using veterans with PTSD as subjects in an experiment on a drug the side-effects of which include violent and suicidal behavior (without the subjects knowledge). The drug (Chantix) is supposed to help one quit smoking, but has apparently already been banned for use by commercial airline pilots because of its side-effects. The news report is not at all clear on why veterans with PTSD, of all people, were targeted as subjects for this particular study. You can find it (video) at: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8357171&ch=4226713&src=news
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