Immune to addiction: the ethical dimensions of vaccines against substance abuse

Nat Immunol. 2012 May 18;13(6):521-4. doi: 10.1038/ni.2321.

Abstract

Promising advances have been made in recent years for a unique class of immunotherapies that use vaccination to combat substance-use disorders. Although such vaccines are potentially useful for addictions, they raise a variety of ethical and social questions.

MeSH terms

  • Behavior, Addictive / immunology
  • Behavior, Addictive / prevention & control*
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders / immunology
  • Cocaine-Related Disorders / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Vaccination / ethics*
  • Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Vaccines / immunology*

Substances

  • Vaccines