New Weapons May Help Smokers Quit

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New Weapons May Help Smokers Quit

 

Smokers could soon have two new weapons to help them quit, KMBC 9 News reported.

 

A Maryland company said that it has developed a vaccine that blocks nicotine from reaching the brain and prevents the production of the so-called “feel good” chemicals linked to addiction, KMBC reported.

Clinical trials are to begin this year.

Researchers at Duke University have developed a nicotine solution that can be mixed into drinks. They said the solution may be more tolerable than the patch, inhalers and nicotine gum. The substance is tasteless when mixed with an eight-ounce drink, KMBC reported.

The researchers hope to work with a pharmaceutical company to conduct further studies.

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