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Published online 5 July 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060703-9
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Rats taking cannabis get taste for heroin
Study suggests cannabis-users may be vulnerable to harder drugs.
Neuroscientists have found that rats are more likely to get hooked on heroin if they have previously been given cannabis. The studies suggest a biological mechanism — at least in rats — for the much-publicized effect of cannabis as a 'gateway' to harder drugs.
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