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Fentanyl Vaccine Breakthrough – Potential “Game Changer” for Opioid Epidemic
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Fentanyl Vaccine Breakthrough – Potential “Game Changer” for Opioid Epidemic

By UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON NOVEMBER 14, 2022 Researchers report the breakthrough discovery of a new vaccine that targets the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl. It can block fentanyl’s ability to enter the brain, thus eliminating the drug’s “high.” Study suggests new vaccine could prevent deadly opioid from entering the brain. A new vaccine has been developed that targets...

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Complicating the opioid epidemic: The many faces of fentanyl

by Tom Rickey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL is expanding the library of data on known fentanyl variants, keeping first responders such as hazardous materials workers safe in the field. Credit: Gorodenkoff | Shutterstock.com While COVID has ruled the headlines for two years running, a different epidemic is claiming the lives of more than 100,000...