A biotech company called Applied Molecular Evolution is working with a grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a drug made of a designer enzyme that blocks the effects of C. The drug could also function as an antidote for overdoses.
The researchers have had promising results with the drug, called AME-359, in animals. They gave rats an overdose of C without the addition of AME-359. All the rats died. Other rats received Applied Molecular Evolution's drug along with the C, and 100 percent survived.
I dont know if they will take the risk to give an overdose to a human. Do you think that the authorities can decide to sell it everyway ? If yes, then they allow the consumption of C ?
Jun-12-2003 14:06
butterfly
melissa
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: West CoCo, CA
this might be a stupid question, but what is C?
Jun-12-2003 14:07
choukri
Flying Trance Dreamer
Registered: May 2002
Location: Paris
quote:
Originally posted by butterfly
this might be a stupid question, but what is C?
Cocaine
Jun-12-2003 14:08
butterfly
melissa
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: West CoCo, CA
quote:
Originally posted by choukri
Cocaine
oh ok. that was my first guess but i kept thinking vitamin c which didnt make sense.
hmmm... maybe it'll be like the after pill. so you get the high but dont have to deal with the come down.
Jun-12-2003 14:10
daffodil
don't worry about it
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: brooklyn, usa
i think it could be approved as an experimental medicine after extensive animal testing. then when someone is brought into a hospital after they've overdosed, the medicine would be given. the only hangup i see is i think permission has to be given to use an experimental medicine on someone, and it doesn't seem like a person in the midst of a cocaine overdose would be particularly able to give consent.
Jun-12-2003 14:23
Misty Kitty
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Home
i can see the benifits of the drug for c users, addicts n od-ers. so i can see why the authorities may let the manufacturing of it go ahead.
