“Researchers have developed a new vaccine that can block the effects of heroin in mice and rats, according to a paper published this month in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
Though the preclinical vaccine works against drugs like hydrocodone and oxycodone, it doesn’t conflict with existing medications to treat addiction.
The experimental treatment co-developed with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) works by spurring the production of antibodies that block heroin and certain painkillers from crossing the blood-brain barrier in test mice.”
Read more at: https://www.thefix.com/experimental-heroin-vaccine-could-help-combat-opioid-crisis
Source: TheFix.com – December 26, 2017
