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Cocaine Addiction: From the disappointment of the vaccine to treatment with mucolytics

Mucolytics have been discovered as a suitable drug to combat cocaine addiction. In the U.S., are developing a line of research with mucolytics and animals addicted to cocaine self-administration of blocking drugs and reverse the plastic changes in neurons, explained Rosario Moratalla, researcher at the CSIC.

is hope for these patients after the disappointing results of the vaccine against cocaine addiction which they are working Researchers at Yale University.

The vaccine worked well in animals but when the researchers did tests on people only worked in 40% of cases, in which the vaccine produces a molecule capable of kidnap to cocaine and prevent access to the central nervous system. Despite the poor results is a good way to further investigation, according Moratalla.