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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Clobazam, a benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety, has been found to affect Atlantic salmon in similar ways to humans. Exposure to the drug makes the fish less fearful and gives them more ...

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A new study found that wild salmon are swimming faster due to painkillers and other drugs being dumped into the ocean and rivers. AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, M. Scott Moon They warned that their ...

Transcriptomic characterization of transitioning cell types in the skin of Atlantic salmon. BMC Biology, 2025; 23 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s12915-025-02196-w ...