Study Finds Some People Produce Antibodies to Opioid Drugs
- 4 years ago
Preliminary research out this week has found interesting news on patients taking opioids.
The research suggests patients taking opioids for chronic pain can produce antibodies to the drugs.
This could help explain some of the side-effects of long-term opioid use, reports Gizmodo.
These antibodies may also hamper efforts to create opioid vaccines.
Scientists hope it could treat opioid use disorder better than existing medications.
The research suggests patients taking opioids for chronic pain can produce antibodies to the drugs.
This could help explain some of the side-effects of long-term opioid use, reports Gizmodo.
These antibodies may also hamper efforts to create opioid vaccines.
Scientists hope it could treat opioid use disorder better than existing medications.