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New Nicotine Vaccine May Succeed Where Others Have Failed
Zothecula writes: If you're a smoker who's trying to quit, you may recall hearing about vaccines designed to cause the body's immune system to treat nicotine like a foreign invader, producing antibodies that trap and remove it before it's able to reach receptors in the brain. It's a fascinating idea, but according to scientists at California's Scripps Research Institute, a recent high-profile attempt had a major flaw. They claim to have overcome that problem (abstract), and are now developing a vaccine of their own that they believe should be more effective.
Only if they are well trained little monkeys. The vapor doesn't tend to persist in the air like cigarette smoke does. It has none of the bad smell of cigarettes and very little nicotine is left on the exhale.
You sound like one of those people I used to use for my own amusement by holding an unlit cigarette just so I could watch you start coughing obnoxiously as a Pavlovian response.