In the battle against the nation's drug overdose crisis, a vaccine against Fentanyl could be coming down the pike.
"We're at an exciting point, is where we are," said Dr. Colin Haile, who's leading a team of researchers at the Univesity of Houston. "We've built a vaccine that can immunize an individual against Fentanyl."
"If the drug does not get into the brain, there are no effects -- there are no euphoric effects and no lethal effects as well," said Dr. Haile.SJ man arrested for selling fentanyl-laced pills to Los Gatos High students, causing overdoses: DA "We feel that this would work and would have a dramatic impact on those who have opioid-use disorder and want to quit," said Dr. Haile.
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