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What Are The Monkey Drug Trials Of 1969

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Ethics in Research Assignment: Monkey Drug Trials, 1969

Stellar Wong
HSP3U1-1: Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology & Sociology
Ms. Politopoulos March, 29 2023

Summary The Monkey Drug Trial experiment was an unethical study done in 1969 by three researchers; Gerald Deneau, Tomoji Yanagita & M. H. Seevers. Monkeys were placed in cubicles to study and understand the effects drugs have and addiction. These chambers which held the monkeys, allowed them to observe their reactions to the various types of drugs. The animals had easy access to the drugs at a push of a button on the “wall” of their chamber which they would use to surge their bodies with voluntarily (Platt, Carey & Spealman, 2012). Monkeys are attached to a metal …show more content…

In the original study they had used monkeys and had also gotten no consent from them, so I think using humans in this experiment would be more ethical with their consent to volunteer. Adult volunteers would do this experiment and there would be clear communication on the purpose of the study and what they would do or the effects it may have on the individuals. Researchers would take various precautions very seriously to make sure as little harm would be made to the participants. Rules in place may include only a specific amount of doses or drugs that would be tested and stopped before risk of overdose. This would allow participants to be more safe while still getting results on addiction forming and why. There will be a procedure in place to insure safety and all the volunteers would know the potential risks. If a serious addiction does form or the experiment could affect an individual later on long term, there could be help offered like drug therapy or tools in place to make sure the study has as little impact on participants lives as …show more content…

Case studies would be a big play on re-experimenting with this theory by getting adult volunteers to take certain types and amounts of drugs and seeing if they would become attached to it and voluntarily continue. This is a safer way to gather information that still is controlled by the CPA guidelines. A case study would really go in detail on the amounts of drugs that would be taken, how they would feel or react and if a psychological dependence connection is made. Questionnaires and surveys could give more insight as to why humans use drugs when addicted or as to why by gathering participants to answer questions about this topic. Having people who use drugs do a questionnaire even online and anonymously could be very beneficial to the experiment, since a lot of data can be collected quite rapidly. More people may express more honest answers due to it being something they can quickly do and do not have societal pressure on them to answer in a certain manner. Questions that could be asked may be like how often do you take drugs or if they think they are addicted and their thoughts on the reasoning behind it. Combining a few methods could be helpful to gain an accurate inside as to what drugs do to us as humans to see various points of views and come to a careful

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