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Studies Find Rats Can Get Hooked on Drugs  view story
Friday, August 13, 2004
AP's LAURAN NEERGAARD - - Los Angeles Daily News
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Rats can become drug addicts. That's important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove. Now two studies by French and British researchers show the animals exhibit the same compulsive drive for cocaine as people do once they're truly hooked.
Only through experiments with addicted animals can scientists eventually learn what makes some people particularly vulnerable to addiction while others can quit at will, addiction specialists say.
Addicted rats also could help uncover new anti-drug therapies.
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