Recreational drug use in animals
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For studies on the effects of human-administered psychoactive drugs on animals, see Effect of psychoactive drugs on animals.
Several non-human animal species are said to engage in apparent recreational drug use, that is, the intentional ingestion of psychoactive substances in their environment for pleasure, though claims of such behavior in the wild are often controversial.[1] This is distinct from zoopharmacognosy, in which animals ingest or topically apply non-food substances for their health benefits, as a form of self-medication.