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Monkey Drug Trials

Why is this unethical?

what could have been done

  • Monkeys had no say in taking the drugs which are harmful physically, emotional, and mentally.
  • Just by watching the effects of drugs is not a good enough reason to put monkeys through pain and suffering.
  • The study all had to have ended in death, because one cannot help an addicted monkey.
  • Knowing this its unethical because they are living beings, and don't deserve to die for an experiment
  • More stable environment
  • Done with more care
  • More concern for monkey's

Was The Ethical Behavior Needed?

  • Unethical behavior was needed.
  • Results wouldn't be the same, done ethically.

Results

  • These test showed that the monkeys suffered from withdrawal pains
  • In some cases they died of overdose
  • The monkeys also hurt themselves (they would rip skin of or break their limbs)

Monkey Drug Trials 1969

  • The experiment was to see if monkeys could get addicted to certain drugs.
  • The monkeys were injected with cocaine, morphine, and amphetamines.
  • Their behavior was observed by scientists
  • The key motivations was the psychological dependence, similar to humans.
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