A new research paper reports encouraging new developments of three possible formulations that could result in a vaccine to treat methamphetamine addiction. This would be a major achievement which would impact drug treatment for this widespread addiction. Methamphetamine addiction has not only health repercussions, but damages the financial and social aspects of addicts' lives. Methamphetamine use is a serious problem in many rural parts of the United States.
Methamphetamine is one of the most serious drug addictions in the United States. It is estimated that methamphetamine use and addiction the United States government more than $23 billion dollars each year because of medical and law enforcement costs.
Methamphetamine use and addiction also creates a huge problem for employers because of lost productivity. The drug is also commonly known as meth or crystal meth, and can create a variety of health problems including cardiovascular damage and ultimately, death. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug and is dangerous because the drug is often cooked at high temperatures, creating a risk for fires and explosions. Treatment for methamphetamine
addiction is often unsuccessful, and addicts often relapse back into using the drug. The researchers in this study formulated and then tested new vaccine formulas that could be effective for long periods of time. It is hoped that these vaccines would help reduce expenses resulting from methamphetamine use and addiction, and ultimately help prevent a relapse.
The researchers learned that three of the new formulations that had a good immune response in mice in the laboratory.
"These findings represent a unique approach to the design of new vaccines against methamphetamine abuse," said the study researchers.
