A team of Houston scientists developed a vaccine that could block fentanyl from entering the brain, eliminating overdose and even death.
“This is not your typical vaccine where you are vaccinating an individual against a pathogen, such as a virus or bacteria. What we are vaccinating against, is a chemical and that chemical is fentanyl,” said Colin Haile, M.D., Ph.D. and research associate professor at the University of Houston.
“Those who go and detox, get on the proper medication, they will also get our vaccine to prevent relapse. If any some point if these individuals relapse, and more than 80% do, they will have the antibodies on board and fentanyl will not affect them, they will not overdose,” he said. Daniel Comeaux is Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration at the Houston Division.
“This is like murder. This is like murder. She didn’t know she was going to die. Something needs to change.” Scroggins cried. “Drug dealers come in all shapes and sizes, colors, nationals, they speak all various different languages, and they are using social media on the regular.”“Who becomes interested in these?” Comeaux said. “Teens and kids. It looks like rainbows and candy. No this is to get you addicted and once they get you, life gets hard. Citizens in Houston are playing Russian roulette with their lives when they take one of these pills. You have a 50-percent chance of dying. That’s a problem.
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