Sci Guys

34: Rat Addicts

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

<a href="https://youtu.be/d-0KfwFCMRM">https://youtu.be/d-0KfwFCMRM</a>
<a href="https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/what-does-rat-park-teach-us-about-addiction">https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/what-does-rat-park-teach-us-about-addiction</a>
<a href="https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/371/ille/presentation/alexender-e.htm">https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/371/ille/presentation/alexender-e.htm</a>
<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890392/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890392/</a>
<a href="https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/what-does-rat-park-teach-us-about-addiction">https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/substance-use-disorder/what-does-rat-park-teach-us-about-addiction</a>
<a href="https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/addiction-what-is-it/">https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/addiction-what-is-it/</a>
<a href="https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/tobacco-nicotine-e-cigarettes/nicotine-addictive">https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/tobacco-nicotine-e-cigarettes/nicotine-addictive</a>

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