NIH spent millions on experiments in which puppies were injected with cocaine

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The National Institutes of Health spent $2.3 million on research in which beagle puppies were injected with cocaine, according to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

The White Coat Waste Project, a watchdog group that aims to stop taxpayer funding of some animal experiments, released an NIH report on two experiments it funded in which 6-month-old beagles were injected with cocaine to research the effect of a potential treatment for cocaine addiction

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