Beagles cocaine injections

Beagles cocaine injections
Funding Organization:	National Institutes of Health
Amount:	2300000

Beagles cocaine injections was funded by National Institutes of Health for the amount of 2300000.

Purpose

The experiments aimed to study potential treatments for cocaine addiction. The objective was to evaluate how an experimental drug might interact with cocaine in the body, specifically looking at adverse cardiovascular effects. This research was conducted under the auspices of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a part of NIH, to explore new treatments for cocaine use disorder.

Details

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Participants

Six-month-old beagle puppies were used in these experiments.

Methodology

The dogs were fitted with jackets designed to inject them with cocaine and another experimental compound. They were also surgically implanted with telemetry units to monitor their vital signs during the study.

Duration

There were at least two separate experiments, one from September 2020 to September 2021 and another from March 2020 to March 2021.

Outcome for the Animals

After the experiments, the dogs were either euthanized or sent back to the animal colony for potential future use in other experiments.