Varenicline and risk of psychiatric conditions, suicidal behaviour, criminal offending, and transport accidents and offences: population based cohort study.

The article presents a study that explored the link between prescription smoking cessation medicine varenicline and incidence of new psychiatric conditions, suicidal behavior, suspected and convicted crimes, transport accidents, and suspected and convicted traffic offenses. The study reveals the association between varenicline and a small increased risk of anxiety and mood conditions due to nicotine withdrawal or non-adherence to psychiatric treatments.