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A vaccine which builds up immunity to the drug has been used successfully on monkeys. MORE
A heroin-blocking vaccine has proven effective in rats and is ready for human clinical trials. MORE
The "vaccine" would induce hangover symptoms after just one sip of alcohol. But is it just another quick fix? MORE
Europe toughens cigarette warning labels, fruit flies help scientists study addiction, and Twilight actor Bronson Pelletier busted with meth and cocaine. MORE
By Bryan Le
The prospect of pot tourism could influence states' legalization votes, lieutenant to Sinaloa cartel leader Guzman arrested, and vodka/sun combo sparks liquor store inferno. MORE
Rat trials indicate that an experimental vaccine can block the high of methamphetamine. MORE
An exciting new way to defend the body from nicotine addiction uses "Pac-Man-like" antibodies. MORE
An unnamed drug tested on rats has the potential to wean humans off heroin, claims the Mexican government. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Despite torrents of positive press, Nabi Pharmaceutical's NicVax failed to help smokers quit in FDA trials, causing the company's stock to plunge 69 percent in a single day. MORE
By Dirk Hanson
Another Look at Anti-Addiction Vaccines, Heroin Comes to Kindergarten, and Drug Smugglers Go Ultralight. MORE
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