Pharmaceutical pollution in waterways is changing animal behavior. Exposure to an antianxiety drug is affecting migrating Atlantic salmon, according to a new study.

In many streams and rivers, fish are swimming in a veritable soup of drugs. Components of that soup may be disrupting their behavior, according to a new study. Atlantic salmon exposed to anti ...

Some Atlantic salmon recently got an unexpected edge, after scientists dosed them with antianxiety drugs meant for humans, not fish. The drug, clobazam, made the fish more independent and faster ...

Study finds anxiety drug clobazam affects Atlantic salmon behavior, increasing risk taking during migration. Pharmaceutical pollution concerns revealed.

Salmon Are Being Exposed to Our Anti-Anxiety Medication, and It’s Making Them Take More Risks, Study Suggests Atlantic salmon exposed to a common anti-anxiety drug migrate faster, according to ...

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Drug pollution alters salmon migration Date: April 11, 2025 Source: Griffith University Summary: Study reveals commonly detected environmental levels of clobazam -- a medication often prescribed ...