Researchers Claim to Have Found Potential ‘Vaccine Against Fentanyl’

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Researchers at the University of Houston, Tulane University and Baylor College of Medicine believe they’ve made a breakthrough in the fight against the opioid epidemic: developing a “vaccine against fentanyl.”

In a new study on mice, the scientists administered the vaccine, followed by two booster doses, to rats and later administered fentanyl to the same rats. The fentanyl doses did not penetrate the brains of the vaccinated rats, preventing not only the “high” associated with the substance but also the lethal consequences.

“If the drug does not get into the brain, there are no effects. There are no euphoric effects, and there are no lethal affects as well,” University of Houston Associate Professor Colin Haile, who led the study, said.

Haile said the vaccine is designed for addicts who are consistent users of fentanyl, but could also protect individuals who are inadvertently exposed if it proves effective in further trials, according to ABC 13. Fentanyl has become a lead driver of record-high opioid overdose deaths in the United States, particularly as it is mixed with common recreational drugs like cocaine or heroin. More than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in the last year, a historic number. (Read more from “Researchers Claim to Have Found Potential ‘Vaccine Against Fentanyl’” HERE)

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