Jon, While drug addiction is certainly a problem, blaming it as the cause of things liked "social problems from crime and injuries to corruption of public officials and the loss of constitutional rights" is somewhat shortsighted. Since drug addiction alone has no direct victim, there must be another cause. How about drug PROHIBITION?
While any new drug (or vaccine) is a good thing, there is another pharmaceutical route out of the cycle of artificial neurotransmitter reinforcement that's far better than disabling the body's/mind's pleasure centers. While some addicts might choose such a "chemical neutering", I suspect more would rather get something that directly treats/cures their disorder. http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/lsd-treatment-for-alcoholism-gets- new-look-11680.html ...which gets us back to more of the terrible harm caused by drug prohibition. ---------------------------- It is well understood that narcotics addiction is the cause of many of our social problems, from crime and injuries to corruption of public officials and the loss of our constitutional rights. But recent work to find vaccines for addiction deserve more attention and support. Here are some articles on the subject: http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/pr/archive/2008/02/28/cover-the-hu nt-for-an-addiction-vaccine.aspx http://www.dentalplans.com/articles/The%20Hunt%20for%20An%20Addic tion/ http://www.newsweek.com/id/114716/page/4 http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/01/would_you_vaccinate_.html http://gulfnews.com/news/world/uk/baby-vaccine-against-addiction- 1.159907 http://thetyee.ca/News/2006/09/15/Vaccine/ http://www.opioids.com/vaccine/index.html http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1701864,00.html?im w=Y -- Jon ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- Constitution Society 2900 W Anderson Ln C-200-322, Austin, TX 78757 512/299-5001 www.constitution.org [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------- --
