Is there a role for vaccines in combatting the opioid epidemic?

Vaccine Insights 2024; 3(3), 83–89

DOI: 10.18609/vac.2024.017

Published: 9 May
Interview
Elizabeth Norton


Fentanyl is at the center of the opioid crisis in the USA, causing an increasing number of overdoses and deaths. Casey Nevins, Assistant Editor, Vaccine Insights, speaks with Elizabeth Norton, Associate Professor, Tulane School of Medicine, about her work in developing a mucosal vaccination tailored to protect the brain from the effects of fentanyl.