Researchers create vaccine that blocks fentanyl from affecting brain: Report
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Scientists at the University of Houston have reportedly created a vaccine that would block fentanyl from affecting the brain.
The vaccine, which has only been tested on rats so far, trains T-cells to create antibodies, which then bind to the drug in the bloodstream and prevent it from getting to the brain, according to a report from the Daily Mail.
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The report says the vaccine is a three-dose treatment, with each shot given every three weeks. Researchers told the outlet they are aiming to begin phase one trials in 2023.
“When you get a vaccine, we’re usually vaccinating people against [viruses], but here we are vaccinating a person against a chemical,” lead researcher Dr. Colin Haile told the Daily Mail.
Fentanyl is one of the deadliest drugs in the United States, with 71,238 people dying from an overdose of the drug in 2021, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In comparison, only 32,856 people died from meth overdoses and 24,538 people died from cocaine overdoses in the same year.
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