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UNM to develop anti-opioid vaccine

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New treatment for opioid addicts appears to be on the horizon.  University of New Mexico health researchers have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a vaccine that would block the “high” of someone abusing opioids.  The goal is to help people quit using opioids and stay clean.  Researcher Dr. Kathyrn Frietze is leading the project.