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10 Jul 2006

Scientists Testing Vaccines to Help Smokers Quit [nyt]

“Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and eight other institutions have just started a major study of a vaccine that seeks to block the pleasurable sensations of satisfying a nicotine addiction.”

(tags: ucsf research science smoking vaccine health addiction nyt)

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