A so-called anti-cocaine vaccine has just been approved for human trials. The vaccine works by absorbing the drug in the bloodstream and blocks the dopamine-induced high when the user consumes cocaine. CBC | Health News
Tag: addictions
‘You’re trying to solve a drug problem with another drug’: Vaccines for cocaine, heroin and opioid addictions
Scientists are exploring ways to create vaccines against drug addiction. So far, there’s research into vaccines for cocaine, heroin and other opioid addictions. The vaccine would prevent a high by blocking drugs from getting to brain cells. CBC | Health News
28 days on the land: Is this the future of addictions treatment in Nunavut?
After nearly two decades without a residential addictions treatment facility in Nunavut, the community of Cambridge Bay has found its own culturally-tailored solution: a mobile treatment centre on the land. CBC | Health News
Onward app helps you defeat your addictions privately
Onward is on a mission to help people conquer their addictions and achieve tech-life balance. The company’s founders, Adam Singer and Gabe Zichermann, have histories of addiction among family and friends, and they believe that technology has a role to play in both causing and curing today’s overuse crisis. Their chat bot app tries to […]
Doctors urged to prescribe lower opioid doses to reduce potential for addictions
With Canadians ranking as the second highest users per capita of opioids in the world, a team of doctors is recommending doctors use greater caution and lower prescription doses. CBC | Health News
