Vaccine Could Cut Heroin Addiction

Posted by Soulskill on Friday February 24, 2012 @02:36AM from the now-make-one-for-nicotine dept.

JumperCable writes "Scientists at Mexico's National Institute of Psychiatry are working on a vaccine that makes the body resistant to the effects of heroin, so users would no longer get a rush of pleasure. The researchers say they have successfully tested the vaccine on mice and are preparing to test it on humans. Mice given the vaccine showed a huge drop in heroin consumption. 'It would be a vaccine for people who are serious addicts, who have not had success with other treatments and decide to use this application to get away from drugs.'"

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U.S. needs this for national security by elrous0 · 2012-02-24 02:38 · Score: 5, Funny

We must close the heroin vaccine gap with Mexico before the Lohans attack again!

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Re: oh no! by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-24 02:41 · Score: 0, Funny

But then we'll just end up with Autistic addicts in recovery!
Re:To Quote Woody allen by Saintwolf · 2012-02-24 02:54 · Score: 5, Funny

I used to be a heroin addict, then I took a methadone-tipped arrow to the knee.