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milhayser | September 29, 2013The U.S. "war on drugs," besides failing to meet its goals, has demonstrated a stubborn ignorance of the effects that different drugs have in the human body. Granted, some drugs cause degeneration and are properly outlawed. Opiates such as heroin and stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine take a harsh physical toll and leave users addicted to the chemical. But classified along with these truly dangerous drugs are some of nature's most mysterious medicines. New research shows how marijuana, psychedelics, MDMA and even ketamine have positive physiological and psychological effects that…
ddobbs | June 30, 2009
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Meet the meta-placebo: A new study suggests that ADHD meds do much of their work by producing placebo effects -- and more constructive behavior -- among the parents, teachers, and other caretakers of the kids actually taking the meds. Via ScienceDaily:
A recent review of research by University at Buffalo pediatric psychologists suggests that [ADHD] medication, or the assumption of medication, may produce a placebo effect -- not in the children, but in their teachers,…