Dr. Matyas is working to develop an effective, safe and easily manufactured combination vaccine that could
treat heroin addiction while at the same time prevent HIV infection in those receiving the vaccine.
«Seeking new methods to
treat heroin addiction.»
That includes his team's most recent study of a withdrawal - free antidepressant opioid, called buprenorphine (which is normally prescribed to help
treat heroin addictions).
«For instance, he made a point of attacking the idea of
treating heroin addiction on the NHS - but in fact we could cut crime significantly if we stop
treating heroin addiction as a criminal problem and start treating it properly as a medical problem.
Not exact matches
A local congressman is among those co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill which would make it easier for doctors and other medical professionals to prescribe medication to
treat opioid and
heroin addiction.
Cahill said Schneiderman's new program to provide law enforcement agencies with an antidote to
treat heroin overdoses at the scene is fine, but does not do enough to address the overall problem of
heroin addiction.
Schumer called the bill a critical first step in the fight against
heroin and opioids, expanding the availability of naloxone — also known as narcan — to law enforcement and first responders, improving prescription drug monitoring programs, shifting resources to identifying and
treating incarcerated people suffering from
addiction, and prohibiting the Department of Education from questioning students about prior drug convictions on financial aid forms.
Scientists at the US Military HIV Research Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) recently developed a vaccine that blocks the opioids in
heroin from reaching the brain in mice and rats, offering a potential breakthrough in
treating opioid
addiction.