026 The Rat Park

Ben Fraser talks about the Rat Park experiments of Bruce Alexander. What happens to rats who get addicted to morphine? And how do they become drug free? A great cartoon explanation of the Rat Park idea. http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/comics_en/rat-park/ Bruce Alexander’s account of the Rat Park, with photos. http://www.brucekalexander.com/articles-speeches/rat-park/148-addiction-the-view-from-rat-park I first heard about the Rat Park from Johan Hari’s Book “Chasing the Scream.” http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9781620408902-0 Huffington post article about Chasing the Scream http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/the-real-cause-of-addicti_b_6506936.htmlea The Brick House Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brick-House/266939153469555 Appreciation: Cooking! Check out the musical comedy Brick House Web Series at http://www.brickhousewebseries.com If you are listening to this, please let me know! http://brickhousewebseries.com/contact Also, follow on twitter @brickhousetv Or help people find it by giving a review or a rating on iTunes! http://bit.ly/1zhJnUj