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Man who drove front-end loader into Forks Township home blames smoking-cessation drug Chantix 

Jump to full article: Easton (PA) Express-Times, 2009-06-26
Author: Sarah Cassi

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A Forks Township man blamed the smoking-cessation drug Chantix for leading him to smash a Bobcat front-end loader into his patio.

Charles L. Brinker, of the 1000 block of Frost Hollow Road, said he was quitting smoking and taking the drug, which has side effects ranging from nausea to suicidal thoughts and depression.

"I believe that had a lot to do with it ... I'm not a doctor or anything," Brinker said today in Northampton County Court.

Brinker threatened to tear down his home while his wife, Diane Brinker, and three others were inside, according to court papers.

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