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Researchers in Brazil have developed a vaccine designed to fight addiction to cocaine and its potent derivative crack by preventing addicts from feeling the effects of the drugs and helping them stay on track for recovery.
Scientists in Brazil, the world's second-biggest consumer of cocaine, have announced the development of an innovative new treatment for addiction to the drug and its powerful derivative crack: a vaccine.Similar studies have been carried out in the United States the world's top cocaine consumer, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Rutgers researchers have used neuroimaging to demonstrate that cocaine addiction alters the brain's system for evaluating how rewarding various outcomes associated with our decisions will feel.