Potential fentanyl vax, test kits a 'great breakthrough' to combat opioid deaths - New York Post

Researchers at the University of Houston are developing a new vaccine that may prevent fentanyl addiction – a primary contributor to tens of thousands of synthetic opioid-related deaths.

Certified physician Dr. Frita Fisher joined “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Sunday, to explain how the medical breakthrough is expected to be a game changer for Americans suffering from the nation’s growing epidemic.

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Will Cain affirmed Dr. Fisher’s claim that a fentanyl vaccine would effectively prevent addicts from further abusing the drug, though questions remain whether it could protect an individual who unwittingly takes a drug like Adderall that may be laced with fentanyl.

“Depending on the success of the study in humans, perhaps anyone doing a drug should take the fentanyl vaccine.

That’s something a lot of people don’t know [about], fentanyl test strips,” Dr. Fisher said.