Would You Like Some Cocaine Vaccine to Go Along with that H1N1?

Yep, it's true. Researchers have had some limited success in teating cocaine addiction by using a vaccine.

Scientists say they have developed a cocaine vaccine that can prevent addicts from getting high by blocking the drug’s effect on the brain, though it does not blunt cravings for the drug.

A New York Times article states that "the trial’s success is significant because some of the same principles are being used by other scientists in trying to create an antinicotine vaccine, which could have even broader appeal."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/health/research/06cocaine.html?scp=1&sq=%2b%22Food+and+Drug+Administration%22&st=nyt

If you're interested in reading the entire paper, here is a link:

http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/66/10/1116