Vaccine Could Cut Heroin Addiction

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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Re:Serious addicts who "decide to use" it?

[Hatta]

Yes, that's exactly what they plan to do.

When do we get a vaccine to money that we can forcibly administer to our politicians? This is the far more dangerous addiction.