Posted by Cam W. on May 2, 2000, at 15:22:24
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin/Smoking - decreased desire - Cam?, posted by Greg on May 2, 2000, at 8:15:31
Greg - Wellbutrin and Zyban are exactly the same drug (bupropion). The names have been changed because the marketing boys (or girls) thought that people wishing to stop smoking would not like being stigmatized by taking an "antidepressant" to stop smoking. Talk about encouraging stereotyping, huh.
Bupropion is thought to stop the craving of nicotine by increasing the amount of dopamine in the brain's pleasure center (nucleus accumbens) similiar to the way nicotine does.
California Sunshine was a sixties reference. The other postees, Owsley and Blue Cheer were also names (brands?) of LSD available around the time of "the summer of love" (1967).
Hope this helps - Cam W.
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