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		<title>Cocaine Vaccine: Would you vaccinate all convicts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod Edwards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It worked on 40% of a study group. Given the costs of addiction in society &#8211; everything from healthcare, to the criminal industry that grows around it, to the damage to people and families &#8211; the concept of vaccinating against addictions seems profoundly beneficial. &#8220;In clinical practice, you&#8217;d probably give people a booster shot every [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Addictions/16281">It worked on 40% of a study group</a>. Given the costs of addiction in society &#8211; everything from healthcare, to the criminal industry that grows around it, to the damage to people and families &#8211; the concept of vaccinating against addictions seems profoundly beneficial.</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">&#8220;In clinical practice, you&#8217;d probably give people a booster shot every two months,&#8221; he said, which, compared with some long-term treatments, is &#8220;pretty easy to provide.&#8221; [<a href="http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Addictions/16281">MedPageToday</a>]<br />
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<p>How about an annual injection, like some birth control techniques?</p>
<p>Now, consider this: Would you advocate mandatory vaccination for all convicts as part of a return-to-society-productively protocol? I imagine addiction is a big factor in post-release recidivism. What if such a vaccine were available for alcohol? Such a drug <a href="http://www.rodedwards.ca/2009/07/alcoholic-denied-liver-transplant-dead-at-22/">would have saved this kid</a>, and undoubtedly countless others.</p>
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