Scientists Discover Cocaine Sharks in Brazil
Forget cocaine bear!
I need to write something non-political.
Scientists found cocaine sharks off the coast of Brazil.
The study, titled “Cocaine Shark,” found:
•Cocaine (COC) and benzoylecgonine (BE) were detected in Brazilian Sharpnose sharks.
•Muscle tissue contained higher COC concentrations compared to liver.
•COC exhibited greater bioaccumulation potential compared to BE.
•Muscle COC and BE differed significantly among pregnant and non-pregnant females.
•This is the first COC and BE report for free-ranging sharks worldwide.
BE is the primary “metabolite of cocaine,” meaning it is the “substance formed in or necessary for metabolism.”
The liver produces the BE, and humans release it through urine. Scientists look for BE when testing for cocaine.
Marine biologists tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks taken from the shores near Rio de Janeiro and found they tested for high levels of cocaine in their muscles and livers.
The concentrations were as much as 100 times higher than previously reported for other aquatic creatures.
The research, carried out by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, is the first to find the presence of cocaine in sharks.
Experts believe the cocaine is making its way into the waters via illegal labs where the drug is manufactured or through excrement of drug users.
Packs of cocaine lost or dumped by traffickers at sea could also be a source, though this is less likely, researchers say.
The study’s female sharks were pregnant. The scientists don’t know how cocaine will affect the baby sharks.
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Interesting, I assumed that cocaine was biodegradable, it is but more is being pumped into the environment than is degrading. I wonder if this will impact water wells?
I bet you’ll find a lot more if you test the hosts of Shark Tank.
I watched a documentary of cocaine being made by a barefoot man with a wooden spoon in a bucket on his dirty front porch.
So…you’re going to turn up your nose and sniff at that cocaine?
Wait…. that came out all wrong . 😉
So then a lot like medieval wine?
The study did not mention whether the Cocaine Sharks had frickin’ lasers.
There are movies: ‘Cocaine Shark’ and ‘Cocaine Bear’ for example.
I have not watched them though, for the same reason I have not watched ‘Sharknado’: I have better things to do with my time.
However, I am curious now.
How do you get funding to conduct such kind of research? Do you get high then hope your grant application will be reviewed by somebody who is also high?
Nobody:
Scientist: Hey, let’s test sharks for drugs.
Government money will make a man do strange things…
That said, we could really use better filtration for our water drinking supply.
Now, get those sharks into a waterspout and carry them over land….
Hunter stuffing shark fin into his pipe now?
Oddly enough, cocaine sharks is one of the more normal things about July, 2024.
all part of the sharktel
the biden admin will offer assistance to the sharktel to the great lakes region
I guess the drug dealers are selling to the sharks
Actually, The Scientists™ concluded that someone is feeding the sharks $20 bills.
“The scientists don’t know how cocaine will affect the baby sharks.”
“Aaargh…. they WON’T! STOP! SINGING!!!!!”
Loving this guy’s accent!
Can’t wait for the movie! Cocaine Sharks!
Anyone have “Cocaine Sharks” on their 2024 Bingo Card?
Bueller??