Brazil Scientists Developing New 'Vaccine' For Cocaine Addiction

Cocaine addiction breakthrough as scientists to roll out vaccine to cure people

The vaccine, which was developed in Brazil, is meant to cure people of their addiction to the narcotic.

New vaccine for cocaine addiction under development — would stop users from getting high

The vaccine named Calixcoca triggers an immune response that blocks the drug from reaching the brain stopping addicts from getting high from.

Brazilian Researchers Develop Vaccine to Fight Cocaine Addiction

Researchers in Brazil have developed a vaccine designed to fight addiction to cocaine and its potent derivative crack — by preventing addicts from feeling the effects of the drugs and helping them stay on track for recovery. The drug, known as Calixcoca, was developed by a team at Brazil's Federal University of Minas Gerais. Preliminary tests on animals were positive and the drug is set to move to human trials. Should it receive regulatory appro…

Scientists are developing a brand new vaccine – for cocaine

A new vaccine could help people stop using cocaine (Picture: Douglas Magno/AFP) Scientists have unveiled the development of an innovative new treatment for addiction to cocaine and its powerful derivative crack – a vaccine. Dubbed ‘Calixcoca’, the test vaccine, which has shown promising results in trials on animals, triggers an immune response that blocks cocaine and crack from reaching the brain, which researchers hope will help users break the…

Brazil scientists developing new ‘vaccine’ for cocaine addiction

“Calixcoca" shows promising results in trials on animals.

Scientists Unveil World-First Experimental Cocaine Addiction Vaccine

Scientists in Brazil, the world's second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new treatment for addiction to the drug and its powerful derivative crack: a vaccine.