Anti-addiction drugs face more than medical issues

摘要

Should drug addicts be vaccinated to help them recover? Some people, such as bioethicist Arthur Caplan of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, have suggested coercing addicts into taking drugs that curb the highs they crave, such as naltrexone, The recent death of singer Amy Winehouse, who had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol, and the publication last week of research on a heroin vaccine and an anti-cocaine drug, have again raised the question,