Rats on Cocaine: When Aversion is Not Enough (IMAGE)

University of Texas at El Paso

Rats on Cocaine: When Aversion is Not Enough

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UTEP Biologist Travis Moschak, Ph.D., oversees a student working in his lab in the Department of Biological Sciences. Moschak is the lead author of a new study that finds that individual reactions to the unpleasant aspects of drug consumption can be important in determining susceptibility to addiction. 

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Credit: The University of Texas at El Paso

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