One expert observed that “the current trend towards 'micro-dosing' (consuming tiny amounts of psychedelic drugs to improve creativity)… may have a strong placebo component due to widespread cultural expectations that frame the response."
My concern is that these same hallucinogens have a pronounced tendency to escape the research environment and find their way out into the streets
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It’s the sort of evidence that convinced authorities to greatly expand access to opioids for chronic pain patients.
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Something about this class of drugs appears to turn some scientists into the equivalent of helpless fanboys.
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Some of the adverse effects reported by K2 and Spice users are no doubt related to unidentified substances that adulterate the product.
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I think the continuing popularity of substance use through the ages is because in practical terms, substances work.
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The Norwegian study is part of an ongoing effort to restore the right of researchers to conduct studies involving therapeutic uses of LSD.
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