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Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution / Can Animals Get Addicted to Drugs?
« on: 05/11/2008 15:10:59 »
Yes, animals certainly can get addicted to drugs.
A cheap way to "train" drug dogs is to get them addicted and reward their addiction with drugs they find. This has been practiced in some third-world countries but it has serious setbacks to the animals life span and behavior.
On a lighter note National Public Radio did a hilarious radio story on a dog that was addicted to licking toads. The dog would go through withdrawl every winter when the ground was frozen and the toads hibernated. You can listen to the story here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6376594
A cheap way to "train" drug dogs is to get them addicted and reward their addiction with drugs they find. This has been practiced in some third-world countries but it has serious setbacks to the animals life span and behavior.
On a lighter note National Public Radio did a hilarious radio story on a dog that was addicted to licking toads. The dog would go through withdrawl every winter when the ground was frozen and the toads hibernated. You can listen to the story here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6376594