posted by Suzie Chhouk
The highest rate of smoking tobacco is in Eastern Europe, but outside Eastern Europe, Japan ranks third (just behind South Korea and Kazakhstan). For decades now, both the scientific community and the general public has come to understand that smoking cigarettes is very harmful to one's health. Still, hundreds of billions of cigarettes are bought worldwide every year. It's one of those habits that we find extremely difficult (to say the least) to kick.
In the video below, the American Chemical Society introduces the research of Dr. Kim D. Janda and his team which focuses on a new approach to fight nicotine addiction. While many others approach nicotine addiction from a behavioral psychological or neurological stance, Janda is trying to change the nicotine itself to prevent addiction.
Read Janda's article published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, "A Conjugate Vaccine Using Enantiopure Hapten Imparts Superior Nicotine-Binding Capacity". Contact us if you have difficulty viewing the full text.
In the video below, the American Chemical Society introduces the research of Dr. Kim D. Janda and his team which focuses on a new approach to fight nicotine addiction. While many others approach nicotine addiction from a behavioral psychological or neurological stance, Janda is trying to change the nicotine itself to prevent addiction.
Read Janda's article published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, "A Conjugate Vaccine Using Enantiopure Hapten Imparts Superior Nicotine-Binding Capacity". Contact us if you have difficulty viewing the full text.