Pharmacotherapy clinical director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the United States, Ivan Montoya, explained that in 2012 would be available A vaccine against nicotine. 
After two trials in 2 000 people, injecting addiction to nicotine and smoking would be available.
As explained by doctors M24Digital, the vaccine contains a virus or bacteria that binds to nicotine and produces antibodies in the bloodstream. Thus, the result of the merger between nicotine, the virus and the antibody is a molecule large enough so as not to cross the barrier cerebrospinal fluid, avoiding the feeling of pleasure that generates smoke.
However, experts explained, the health effects of smoking do not disappear.
The vaccine is supplied by 5 shots in the near term at 6 months. In addition, the full treatment with psychological counseling to wean and motivate the patient to give up the habit.
From NIDA estimated that the "ideal time" for the patient leaves the cigarette is a month of starting treatment, when the body produces more antibodies in the whole process.
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