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Could someone explain to me how this is a vaccine? In school we were taught inoculations boost immunity and a vaccine is a form of inoculation which works by introducing enough of a bacteria or virus to make a person build antibodies.
It's a metaphor; an analogy. It might not be a very good one.
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There is nothing wrong with a temporary clutch. After all, and actually clutch doesn't cure someone's broken leg, but you wouldn't take it away from someone with a broke leg. A clutch gives people time to heal. This can do that too.
Crutch.
Could someone explain to me how this is a vaccine? In school we were taught inoculations boost immunity and a vaccine is a form of inoculation which works by introducing enough of a bacteria or virus to make a person build antibodies.
> Could someone explain to me how this is a vaccine? It's a metaphor; an analogy. It might not be a very good one.
The creator, Dr. Juan Asenjo, is speaking at the World Vaccine Congress and Expo [1]. He also refers to the drug as a vaccine [2].
[1] http://www.terrapinn.com/2013/world-vaccine-congress-washing...
[2] http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/430928/20130203/alcoholism... (unfortunately the original source of this quote seems to be behind a paywall [3])
[3] http://www.santiagotimes.cl/chile/science-technology/25637-w...
I'm a psychiatrist and I work with an addiction population. I think many of them would be glad to have this as an option. It's certainly not perfect, but it would provide an additional layer of protection to people who struggle to maintain sobriety. I think it's sad that the first reaction to this is to think of it as something from "dystopian" science fiction. The oral medication disulfram shares a similar mechanism…
General question... What kind of level of drinking or drugs do you think constitutes a real problem? I know it varies, but what is the average. I assume that one drink a month is not a problem, but where is the middle amount of alcohol do you see an issue?
Check out the DSM for more detail about how addiction criteria are currently operationalized.
I'm a psychiatrist and I work with an addiction population. I think many of them would be glad to have this as an option. It's certainly not perfect, but it would provide an additional layer of protection to people who struggle to maintain sobriety. I think it's sad that the first reaction to this is to think of it as something from "dystopian" science fiction. The oral medication disulfram shares a similar mechanism…
I remember a roommate of my in college who was a heavy smoker and was trying to quit. Friend of his was in Equinox (the multi-level marketing scheme) and gave him some of these "no smoke" tablets to cure him of his smoking habit. He said all it did was give him intolerable diarrhea for a week and then he threw the rest of the tablets away. I would imagine most people would do the same thing with the oral medication i…
Things you buy from MLMs are generally overpriced, worthless, or both. Usually both.
Good thing this didn't exist in the 20's.
No, bad thing. Because this didn't exist in the 20's, the government started adding poison to alcohol not intended for drinking -- because people were drinking it, predictably, and bootleggers were reselling it to be consumed -- and killed thousands of people in the process. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_exa... Denatured alcohol still does nasty things to people who are ignorant and/or desp…
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Things you buy from MLMs are generally overpriced, worthless, or both. Usually both.
Generalize much? The same could be said for retail stores I guess.
As for crap, well, most of them sell "health products". So sometimes you're getting homeopathic "cures" (read: water), sometimes it's just $30/bottle fruit juice (Monavie).
MLM is a scourge on people with low incomes who just want to get ahead. They use cult-like techniques to make victims believe they'll get rich if they can just recruit enough people, and make sure the victims ignore any advice or warnings from outside. The only people making money here are the ones who created the thing.
I'm a psychiatrist and I work with an addiction population. I think many of them would be glad to have this as an option. It's certainly not perfect, but it would provide an additional layer of protection to people who struggle to maintain sobriety. I think it's sad that the first reaction to this is to think of it as something from "dystopian" science fiction. The oral medication disulfram shares a similar mechanism…
The article suggests that some people's addiction might manifest in other ways. That is, if you take away alcohol, an alcoholic will look for other inebriants. Is that actually correct? I thought alcoholism was largely a genetic disorder, which predispositions some people to abuse a particular drug. If someone with the disposition has one drink, he is then enticed to have 10 drinks. But if the same person smoked a jo…
There are wrinkles to that general formula. Some people only want cocaine and have no affinity for amphetamines, but will take opiates or benzodiazepines without discrimination.
It's pretty messy, sorry I don't have a better answer but's that's how it is.