Only 17% of rats are addicts

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10-20% of humans are addicts

So roughly the same amount of humans as rats are addicts and we have a lot in common genetically with rats…

You know how they always do studies on rats, well only 17% of those rats actually become addicted to drugs they test the rats on…

I found it funny when I learned this where they referred to the “addict rat” and the “non-addict rat” Lol.

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Wow, this is an eye opener. I’m going to curb my daily cheese gorging so I don’t became a rat.

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The documentary said humanity is indebted to rats and mice, because we are so similar to them physiologically since we evolved from them, yet we do so many studies on the poor little fluffy little creatures, and have learned so much from them, for our own benefit.

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We evolved from rats, @chew lol?

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Yeah I told my mom this a couple years back and she said ewwwwwwwwwwwwww

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I think the only human who evolved from rats was Donald Trump. The rest of us are OK.

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https://www.google.com/amp/www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/cheese-triggers-the-same-part-of-brain-as-hard-drugs-study-finds-a6707011.html%3Famp?client=safari

Its possible

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Only 17% of addicts are rats :sunglasses::sunglasses::sunglasses::sunglasses::sunglasses:

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My rats are addicted…to Cheerios…poor things. They refuse rehab.

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I think the figure is slightly higher.

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That’s not cheery news.

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They like to be tickled and laugh too :slight_smile:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/11/11/watch-rats-giggle-and-jump-for-joy-at-being-tickled/