New Vaccine for Nicotine Addiction

[Neloish]

I am 100% sure that this stuff has huge negative side effects, and even if it were 100% safe I would never ever take it.

[Petrodus]

Big day in Washington today
Obama Care and Fast and Furious
Surprisingly ... Washington is focusing on the Constitution

[Turnip]

I can just see ANTZ pushing for the vaccine to be given
to all children ... Naturally, there will be idiots in congress
which will agree with them.

Sadly, I fear you are right,

[Spazmelda]

It will be a long ass time before this is even ready to test in humans. They talk about the problems with dosing when you inject a vaccine, this will be even harder with this sort of vaccine. When directing in vivo expression of an exogenous gene like this, getting the body to make the proper amounts is not trivial.

By the time they get this figured out, if it even turns out to be a viable idea, I suspect it will be more well known that nicotine is not the only addictive chemical in cigarettes. Research into the potential benefits of nicotine will also be further along. This vaccine is a true long shot. I'm sure they are getting bucket loads of funding though.

[Petrodus]

We are in a depression and bankrupt ...
However, our insane out of control government has plenty
of money to fund any and all insane projects imaginable.

[Spazmelda]

We are in a depression and bankrupt ...
However, our insane out of control government has plenty
of money to fund any and all insane projects imaginable.

Hmm, as a former researcher (now overeducated stay at home mom) I'm actually a big believer in funding scientific research. Sure, some wacky stuff gets funded, but lots of really useful stuff gets funded as well. Whether this particular line of research eventually results in a nicotine vaccine, it will still more than likely result in a lot of useful information and knowledge. JMO.

[NorthOfAtlanta]

This really makes you wonder about the ability of some people to think logically, on one hand we have something that works, harm reduction, and so far has proved to be safe at the population level. On the other hand they want to force my liver to produce something that nature never intended in unknown amounts with unknown long term side effects. This should work well, see Chantex.

[Petrodus]

Hmm, as a former researcher (now overeducated stay at home mom) I'm actually a big believer in funding scientific research. Sure, some wacky stuff gets funded, but lots of really useful stuff gets funded as well. Whether this particular line of research eventually results in a nicotine vaccine, it will still more than likely result in a lot of useful information and knowledge. JMO.

I agree ...
However, our career corrupt politicians can't tell the difference
between science and junk. What the heck, not their fault ...
We won't throw the bums out ...

Come November everyone will be complaining about Congress
while voting for their own incumbents.

[Vocalek]

Come November everyone will be complaining about Congress
while voting for their own incumbents.

Not me! Oh, I'll still be complaining, though. All of my incumbents are big government proponents.

[Petrodus]

Not me! Oh, I'll still be complaining, though. All of my incumbents are big government proponents.

Hoping we're in the majority in November
There's a lot of Nanny State lovers out there.