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Rat Addicts

Episode 34,   Dec 09, 2019, 06:00 AM

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Do rats get high in heaven? 

This week we tackle the science behind addiction. Is it a disease or does it only exist because drugs are just chemically irresistible?  

References and Further Reading
  1. https://youtu.be/d-0KfwFCMRM
  2. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/what-does-rat-park-teach-us-about-addiction
  3. https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/371/ille/presentation/alexender-e.htm
  4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890392/
  5. https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/what-does-rat-park-teach-us-about-addiction
  6. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/addiction-what-is-it/
  7. https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/tobacco-nicotine-e-cigarettes/nicotine-addictive
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