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Microdosing study shows the placebo effect of taking psychelics

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Re: Microdosing study shows the placebo effect of taking psychelics

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> Meanwhile, those who consumed the drugs but thought they were taking a placebo experienced no significant increase in wellbeing.

It's wild that there was a part of this study in which people were told that they weren't taking a psychadelic, but they were taking a psychadelic.

Re: Microdosing study shows the placebo effect of taking psychelics

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To the people illegally micro-dosing: Why would you open yourself up to the liability of committing a felony crime for a placebo effect? The risk vs reward doesn’t seem to pan out for me.

Per the article, there seems to be a lot of value in doing something that you expect will improve your life, even if the actual effect is indiscernible from a placebo. (Plus, this ignores non-microdosing, which is certainly not placebo effect.)

Re: Microdosing study shows the placebo effect of taking psychelics

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To the people illegally micro-dosing: Why would you open yourself up to the liability of committing a felony crime for a placebo effect? The risk vs reward doesn’t seem to pan out for me.

I think you greatly exaggerate the risk and ignore that people who do it don't think it's placebo.
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