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Study finds that shrimp swimming in Prozac-contaminated water tend to swim toward the light, making them easier prey.
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6 animals beloved by drug lords
Federal drug enforcement agencies have been busy in recent decades as the drug war exploded in countries like Mexico. Large parts of the country are effectively in the control of drug barons, giving them the confidence to build grand and large. A private zoo plays to the vanity of high-level drug dealer — what better way to show your dominance than with cages full of lions, jaguars and tigers in the backyard? We’ve done a survey of news reports and compiled a list of animals that your average crazy drug lord would love.
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Feb
Mood drugs leak into waterways, make fish antisocial
Drugs taken by humans can have unintended side effects — on fish, in the natural environment. Turns out, fish fed extremely low concentrations of an antianxiety drug eat more quickly, and act bolder and more antisocial than their un-medicated peers, a new study finds.
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Marijuana legalization: Is it really legal?
Colorado and Washington just voted to make marijuana legal. But it still remains illegal under federal and international law.
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New marijuana laws will be a public health experiment, experts say
New laws in Colorado and Washington will allow researchers to gather information on the real harms and benefits of legalizing the drug in the U.S.
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Oct
Can you get high just from breathing the air in Rome?
Study measuring traces of psychotropic drugs in the air of eight major Italian cities has alarming results.
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Ketamine could rapidly treat depression, study finds
New research finds the drug could cure depression in hours, but there’s a hitch: This is the same drug used recreationally as ‘special K’, and its ‘high’ can include hallucinations.
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Aug
Federal drug enforcement agencies have been busy in recent decades as the drug war exploded in countries like Mexico. Large parts of the country are effectively in the control of drug barons, giving them the confidence to build grand and large. A private zoo plays to the vanity of high-level drug dealer — what better way to show your dominance than with cages full of lions, jaguars and tigers in the backyard?
When police and federal agents do take down the homes of drug lords, they stand a decent chance of finding private zoo facilities. We’ve done a survey of news reports and compiled the following list of animals that your average crazy drug lord would love.
6 animals beloved by drug lords
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Aug
Addiction to heroin can be blocked
Researchers have pinpointed a key mechanism in the body’s immune system that amplifies addiction to opioid drugs.
