A Vaccine...but for cocaine.

Cocaine is a huge problem with no medical treatments. Until now. The cocaine vaccine is a promising way to treat addiction and could present a new way to treat nicotine, opioid and cocaine addiction. Dr Thomas Kosten created the cocaine vaccine as a powerful way to manage addiction through stopping the cocaine from crossing into your brain. This video tells you everything you need to know to understand it. 🟥 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@JackClose 📋 RESEARCH https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/210387 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24793366/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9451050/ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/opiate-and-crack-cocaine-use-prevalence-estimates-for-local-populations https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/drugmisuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2023 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4051909/ https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00889?ref=recommended https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1775687/ https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1994-06036-001 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00429-017-1532-x 🧱 OUTLINE 0:00 - Introduction 1:16 - The Origins of Cocaine 3:02 - The Problems with Cocaine 5:27 - The Cocaine Vaccine 8:10 - Managing Addiction Now 9:45 - My Reflection 🤨 WHO ARE YOU? I'm Jack, I work as a Doctor in the UK and I explore how we can use science to drive us to live healthier and happier lives. 📎 MY FAVOURITE SERVICES These are affiliate links: Shortform for great book summaries: https://www.shortform.com/jack Notion for taking notes: https://ntn.so/jackclose Readwise for reminding myself of facts: https://readwise.io/jack/