Cocaine Made Insects 'Waggledance,' And Scientists Hope Research Sheds Light On Addiction

SYDNEY -- An Australian scientist is doping honey bees with cocaine to study how their brain reacts to the drug, and possibly find a way to stop addiction in humans.

The research found similarities between honey bees and humans, in that they are both driven by rewards and both have their judgement altered by cocaine.

"This is the first time that it's been shown that cocaine has been rewarding to an insect," said Andrew Barron, co-author of the report published this month in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

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