An anti-cocaine vaccine (e.g. TA-CD) is one of several novel approaches utilizing an immunological mechanism of action for the treatment of SUDs. TA-CD, composed of a cocaine hapten conjugated to inactivated cholera toxin B, increases production of antibodies that target the cocaine molecule. The antibodies bind to cocaine in the blood and, because the antigen–antibody… Continue reading Prison doesn’t heal drug addiction Focus on treatment, not jail