(new nation) — University of Houston researchers believe they developed vaccination It targets synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, that could end the cycle of addiction for millions of Americans.
Findings published in Journal Pharmaceuticswhich is described as A potential ‘game changer’ To save countless lives by reversing the effects of powerful drugs.
“Authorities were able to confiscate enough fentanyl to kill everyone in the United States, so this is a very serious problem that will never get better,” says a University of Houston study. Associate Professor Colin Heil, Ph.D.
Fentanyl is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, and it floods roads across the country from drug traffickers who smuggle their products across borders.
Haile explained that the vaccine can generate anti-fentanyl antibodies to prevent the drug from entering the brain.
“Anti-fentanyl antibodies were specific to fentanyl and fentanyl derivatives and did not cross-react with other opioids such as morphine. You can,” said Haile. “If you don’t allow fentanyl to enter the brain, there will be no effect.”
At the moment, vaccines have their limits — they can’t stop accidental accidents Overdose.
Narcan, a neutralizing nasal spray carried by first responders, is still widely used to address these direct effects. It helps you get free.
“Every day you have to make the decision that you want to stop taking drugs, but with vaccines, you have to make that decision only once in a while,” says Therese Costen, a professor of psychology at the University of Houston. .
Laboratory studies have found no adverse side effects from the vaccine.
Human trials are set to begin soon, but it could still be several years before it’s available to the public.
https://www.wtrf.com/ohio/fentanyl-vaccine-may-have-been-discovered-for-those-in-west-virginia-and-ohio-researchers-say/ A ‘game-changing’ fentanyl vaccine may have been discovered, researchers say