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Adults are more likely to become alcoholics if they were given anaesthetics to knock them out during surgery as teenagers, study suggests
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Researchers from New York exposed adolescent rats to a general anaesthetic
- They went on to develop behaviours consistent with early exposure to alcohol
- This included an increased desire to drink alcohol and cognitive impairment
- The use of anaesthetic is key to various vital surgeries, the researchers noted
- However, teenagers may benefit from deferring elective surgery to adulthood
Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-28 |
