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...Scientific American published an article suggesting that snorting cocaine was no more addictive than eating potato chips. People continue to use when the stuff is around, and simply stop when it's gone, the researchers argued. The paper was later widely denounced for minimizing the risks of what soon became known as the most addictive drug all. Cocaine, that is, not Fritos. (See pictures of what makes you eat more food...
...progressively worse as the rats gained more weight. "It was quite profound," says study author Paul Kenny, an associate professor of neuroscience at the Scripps Research Institute. The reward-response effects seen in the fatty-food-eating mice were "very similar to what we see with animals that use cocaine and heroin," he says...
...showed that an enriched environment made drug use less likely. I think from human research we can say clearly that enriched environments reduce all kinds of addictions, not just to drugs or alcohol," says Alexander, author of The Globalization of Addiction and designer of Rat Park...
Funding these parties will also encourage a good use of social space that already exists. Quincy House Master Lee Gehrke cited the dining hall, House Master’s residence, and the House Junior Common Room as approved spaces for SIP parties. These high-quality venues are ideal for the types of gatherings that the fund will sponsor, yet at the moment they seem to be used largely for sporadic House events. This is a shame, because beautiful and large rooms such as JCRs have the potential to serve as centers for student social life in a broader context...
Nevertheless, although it is only a small step, the SIP fund is still an achievement, and students should make sure to attend these parties and put the funds to good use. By supporting SIP-funded parties, students will send the signal that there is a demand for inclusive, medium-sized gatherings on campus, and that the UC and the administration should make even greater efforts to facilitate their existence...