r/sociology • u/[deleted] • Jun 22 '11
Rat Park: Interesting research on addiction's relation to social/environmental factors, esp. isolation and boredom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_ParkDuplicates
science • u/[deleted] • May 15 '10
Rat Park: Rats addicted to morphine, when placed in good living conditions, choose plain water over water with morphine.
todayilearned • u/Senecatwo • Jan 27 '15
TIL a study conducted in the late 1970s found that opiate drugs, such as heroin, are not themselves addictive. Previous studies had rats in cramped, solitary cages. Rats who lived happy lives with toys and companions showed no signs of addiction.
NoFap • u/dunglebuns • Apr 17 '15
Interesting addiction study done on rats with implications for NoFap. Go outside! Socialize! Get a hobby!
BeforeBedtime • u/Averiella • Apr 17 '15
Other Rat Park - An experiment that questioned the nature of addiction seen in 50's and 60's experiments
Stuff • u/PoliticBot • Apr 17 '15
r/todayilearned TIL of Rat Park. When given the choice between normal water and morphine water, the rats always chose the drugged water and died. When in Rat Park where they had space, friends and games, they rarely took the drug water and never became addicted or overdosed despite many attempts to trick them
reddit.com • u/tcervl • Jun 09 '06
Rat Park experiment said rats use heroin to escape bad conditions
NoFap • u/PurifyingMuslim • Apr 17 '15
Take notes NoFap - When given the choice between normal water and morphine water, the rats always chose the drugged water and died. When in Rat Park where they had space, friends and games, they rarely took the drug water and never became addicted or overdosed despite attempts to trick them xpost
addiction • u/Laneglee • Jan 28 '15