Researching Addicts

We try and appriciate science around here. Not that we like to participate,but we're happy the scientists are out there doing things we don't havethe patience, motivation or desire to ever actually accomplish. Likefor instance, without scientists we wouldn't have just discovered thegene that increases the chances of cocaine addiction. I always thoughtcocaine addiction was just a side effect of doing a lot of cocaine. Butno! It's actually a genetic condition. According to the scientists:

"Addicts were 25 per cent more likely to carry the gene variant than non-users of the drug, a study has found.

Scientists now hope the gene could be used to screen for people who are most likely to get hooked if they ever try cocaine."

Personally I just say don't do cocaine and you won't have to worry about it. But that's only me.

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