Pills, powders, and opioids stress out oyster babies

Pills, powders, and opioids stress out oyster babies

Oyster larvae that grow in water with traces of common drugs such as cocaine, ketamine, and fentanyl are slower swimmers that appear more stressed. This new research indicates that the common drugs do have an effect on oyster larvae that are found in contaminated water. The results were presented this week at the Society for Risk Analysis’ annual conference and published in the journal Scientific Reports. All sorts of pharmaceuticals, from pain …