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Salmon exposed to cocaine and its main byproduct roam more widely

by 1659447091 on 4/21/2026, 5:27:35 AM

https://www.science.org/content/article/cocaine-pollution-gives-salmon-wanderlust

Comments

by: somenameforme

Could this not have been simply an instinct to find cleaner waters? I'm surprised they didn't add another control group which injected something unpleasant that could be naturally found in an area, but would be undesirable - ammonia, some sort of acid, or something along those lines.

4/21/2026, 8:24:10 AM


by: pixelpoet

Shine on you crazy salmon

4/21/2026, 9:40:33 AM


by: zhouzhao

If that is not one good argument to start producing cocaine locally, then I don&#x27;t know!<p>Save the fish.

4/21/2026, 7:11:04 AM