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[Simbi Laveau]

http://www.dailymail...sick-drink.html

Trials for a vaccine that makes you feel sick if you drink alcohol
It doesn't treat already established alcoholism directly .
Lasts for only six months. So you need to get revaccinated every six months.

[Jeffertonturner]

Keep that away from me! I need a drink.

[Simbi Laveau]

It's stupid on many levels . I could see it having applications for people in a ten step program ,but aren't there already pills that do the same thing ?
Unless its for people who forget to take their pills .
Dunno. Everyone knows what I think of vaccines so....I'm dubious at best .

[and then]

There are pills that do this but they have to be taken daily and if a person decides in a moment of weakness to say screw it!  The pills are useless.  If a person took the shot then they would HAVE to be careful about consumption.  Alcoholism kills - and anything that can help a person trying to quit is good imo.  A person who wants to go on a binge a few weeks after quitting but doesn't because of this medicine might not ever drink again if they could go 6 months without a drink.  If it sounds like I know what I'm talking about, it's cause I DO  

[Frank Merton]

Gee I must've been born vaccinated; it takes about one and a half beers to have me vomiting up all of last week.  Before that happens I turn beet red and glow in the dark.  There are some people, I guess, who just can't handle their liquor, and I'm one of them.

[and then]

Frank Merton, on 28 January 2013 - 12:16 PM, said:

Gee I must've been born vaccinated; it takes about one and a half beers to have me vomiting up all of last week.  Before that happens I turn beet red and glow in the dark.  There are some people, I guess, who just can't handle their liquor, and I'm one of them.

Count it as a rich blessing Frank!  Alcohol is fun in the beginning but, oh my.... it can be a curse later on.

[Still Waters]

Simbi Laveau, on 28 January 2013 - 10:50 AM, said:

http://www.dailymail...sick-drink.html

Trials for a vaccine that makes you feel sick if you drink alcohol

The trials have probably been going on for a while. The article is dated  7 January 2011

"They will conduct further animal tests this year before launching human trials in 2012."

Simbi Laveau, on 28 January 2013 - 11:12 AM, said:

but aren't there already pills that do the same thing ?

Yes.
http://www.unexplain...alcoholism&st=0

[Simbi Laveau]

Still Waters, on 28 January 2013 - 12:38 PM, said:

The trials have probably been going on for a while. The article is dated  7 January 2011

"They will conduct further animal tests this year before launching human trials in 2012."


Yes.
http://www.unexplain...alcoholism&st=0

I saw it on the news this morning .There are current articles because of some new testing going on in Chile ,but they were vague .
That article was the most comprehensive ,so I used it even though it was old .

[OverSword]

Simbi Laveau, on 28 January 2013 - 11:12 AM, said:

It's stupid on many levels . I could see it having applications for people in a ten step program ,but aren't there already pills that do the same thing ?
Unless its for people who forget to take their pills .
Dunno. Everyone knows what I think of vaccines so....I'm dubious at best .

Or it could be used on habitual DUI offenders, who couldn't be trusted to take the pill.