Duke researchers make progress on developing cocaine vaccine

New research coming out of Durham could increase the effectiveness of a cocaine vaccine that blocks the illicit drug's effect – giving promise for therapeutic applications to help recovery. According to a new study by Duke University researchers, published in the journal npj Vaccines, a new formulation tested in mice has effectively negated the effects of cocaine. The drug works by pushing the body's immune system to c reate antibodies to respond against cocaine. The mice studies, according to…
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