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The National Institutes of Health spent over $300,000 to study whether quails got more frisky after being fed cocaine

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Is it true that the National Institutes of Health spent over $300,000 to study whether quails got more frisky after being fed cocaine?

Yes. Records and public reporting confirm that the NIH funded research using Japanese quail to examine the connection between cocaine exposure and sexual motivation, with total funding exceeding $300,000.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
politifact.com: PolitiFact | Uncle Sam spends six figures to study coked birds copulating, Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Mark Neumann says
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politifact.com: PolitiFact | Uncle Sam spends six figures to study coked birds copulating, Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Mark Neumann says. (n.d.). politifact.com. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2012/feb/20/mark-neumann/uncle-sam-spends-six-figures-study-coked-birds-cop/

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reporter.nih.gov: RePORT ⟩ RePORTER
Shows an NIH project investigating the relationship between cocaine and sexual motivation in Japanese quail.
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reporter.nih.gov: RePORT ⟩ RePORTER. (n.d.). reporter.nih.gov. https://reporter.nih.gov/search/QwFmTrxB90K6IdDf4tC5aA/project-details/7729355

skeptics.stackexchange.com: Did the National Institutes of Health spend over ...
Confirms the NIH funded a study on quail and cocaine, totaling over $300,000.
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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Did the National Institutes of Health spend over.... (n.d.). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/57716/did-the-national-institutes-of-health-spend-over-300-000-to-study-whether-quail

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