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Vaccines against addictive drugs push forward despite past failures

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Re: Vaccines against addictive drugs push forward despite past failures

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As a quite heavy use alcoholic, I would gladly test any vaccine that worked on alcohol. Also, I've had a pretty amazing childhood with awesome parents. I still became addicted to cocaine a few times and I've done tons of drugs since my teens up to a couple years ago.

Coconut oil helps eliminate the cause of alcohol cravings (insulin resistance of nerve/brain cells). Naltrexone and sugary foods are helpful too. Orange juice is an ideal source of sugar.

Coconut oil, really? Never heard of that, I'll have to look it up. Replacing the sugar from alcoholic drinks with juice, that seems logical.

Re: Vaccines against addictive drugs push forward despite past failures

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The main pathway for opioid addiction is surgery. Doctors who prescribed the drugs can also prescribe an end to it too. Simplistic yes, but such a drug could prevent a lot of harm. Considering how much the mainstream dialogue is about illicit drugs its probably time to start talking about the far more common addictions and associated problems.

> The main pathway for opioid addiction is surgery Do you have a source for that please? Other countries who don't have an opioid crisis don't prescribe opioids for long term pain as much, but continue to prescribe opioids for acute pain, including surgery.

While the US does seem to be leading the pack, it is a common trend in other developed nations especially in older demographics.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstrac...

> Conclusions and Relevance - New persistent opioid use after surgery is common and is not significantly different between minor and major surgical procedures but rather associated with behavioral and pain disorders.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/09/26/1132719/0/...

> Nearly 3 million individuals who had surgery in 2016 became persistent opioid users, continuing to take opioids three to six months after their procedure

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