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Citation: Ken Chen, Ziran Ma, Zhen Shen, Kin Shing Chan. The war against drugs[J]. University Chemistry, ;2026, 41(7): 161-167. doi: 10.12461/PKU.DXHX202504008 shu

The war against drugs

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China

Corresponding author: Kin Shing Chan, kschan@nju.edu.cn
Received Date: 1 April 2025
Revised Date: 10 June 2025

In the martial world, the notorious “Drug Sect” spreads chaos through their nefarious arts of addiction, hallucination, and narcosis, dragging countless victims into the abyss of substance dependence. To eradicate this threat and restore righteousness, an Anti-drug Crusader Squad has risen to wage war against the Drug Sect. Leveraging chemical and biological expertise, the crusaders have deciphered addiction mechanisms to develop long-acting opioid therapies against heroin and other opioids. Employing enzyme transition-state theory, they engineered catalytic antibodies for cocaine hydrolysis. Furthermore, they developed a cocaine vaccine by harnessing the immune system. While achieving significant victories against the Drug Sect, the crusaders remain vigilant as new synthetic drugs continue to emerge.
- Drugs,
- Long-acting opioid therapy,
- Catalytic antibody,
- Vaccine,
- Addiction
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