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Adults are more likely to become alcoholics if they were given anaesthetics to knock them out during surgery as teenagers, study suggests
2020-05-28
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Researchers from New York exposed adolescent rats to a general anaesthetic

  • They went on to develop behaviours consistent with early exposure to alcohol

  • This included an increased desire to drink alcohol and cognitive impairment

  • The use of anaesthetic is key to various vital surgeries, the researchers noted

  • However, teenagers may benefit from deferring elective surgery to adulthood
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  Ya know, I'm not that concerned with rats who undergo surgery and later become alcoholics.

As for people -- people susceptible to addiction to depressants may "discover" their like for them through anesthetics. Though, honestly, I suspect the susceptible would have discovered that anyway.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2020-05-28 14:25  

#3  Having a tastes for sweets seems to be a better marker: Have a Sweet Tooth? Beware of Alcoholism
Posted by: magpie   2020-05-28 13:32  

#2  well that explains alot to me then
Posted by: Chris   2020-05-28 13:20  

#1  Remember those 'wisdom' teeth?
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-05-28 11:39  

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