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A shot in the arm for cocaine addiction

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Could immunization against cocaine be a viable prophylaxis for cocaine addiction?

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Slusher, B., Jackson, P. A shot in the arm for cocaine addiction. Nat Med 2, 26–27 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0196-26

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