New research aims to develop a vaccine that would prevent heroin users from getting a high from the drug. The research is being conducted by several medical research institutions including The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology. The vaccine, being tested on monkeys and mice, uses the immune system to reduce heroin potency, according to the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The vaccine neutralizes heroin highs for up to eight months. Human trials are next.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
