Preclinical Study Shows Heroin Vaccine Blocks Relapse

Monday, May 6, 2013 - 15:00 in Health & Medicine

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have reported successful preclinical tests of a new vaccine against heroin. The vaccine targets heroin and its psychoactive breakdown products in the bloodstream, preventing them from reaching the brain.

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