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Mexico patented the first vaccine against Heroin
The country's government announced that the drug will be utilized to combat and prevent addictions. The Health Secretary stressed that the drug strategy is "to provide treatment instead of putting in prison by the addicts'
The vaccine is implemented in the treatment and heroin addiction.
The Mexican government announced the first vaccine against heroin. The development will be implemented in treatments to combat and prevent substance addictions. The authorities explained that the drug has already been patented and that the campaign is aimed primarily at children and youth
"Mexico did paten and the first vaccine against heroin use and are working more," said Health Secretary Solomon Chertorivski. He was the one who formalized the measure and said the government of his country is considering "providing treatment rather than to imprison people who commit a crime not serious for the first time under the influence of drugs."
He added that addictions are a "damaging to health and freedom," as well as an obstacle to the realization of millions of Mexicans, but gave no further details on the operation of the drug and its preventive value.
Patent Chertorivski announced during the presentation of the Technology Transfer Network for the Care of Addictions, a bi-national technology platform had the $ 18 million contribution from the U.S. Government
The plan includes the installation of 8,500 computers distributed in 400 centers in Mexico that permitirr? networked information sharing strategic information and monitor drug use, knowing the population at risk, age of onset for drug use and impact
Felipe Calderon's government increased its budget on prevention of addiction, which rose from 135 million pesos (10.9 million) in 2006 to 400 million pesos (31 million) in 2011.