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Crowdfunded research into how amphetamines work

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Re: Crowdfunded research into how amphetamines work

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Title is a bit sensationalist don't you think? It's at least under the guise of research.

Apologies, but that's the general headline the researcher is using to raise awareness for the initiative.

Can read more here: http://mashable.com/2012/10/25/rockethub-meth-lab/

Re: Crowdfunded research into how amphetamines work

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> How will we spend your money? on lawyers

Amphetiamines are used by the military to keep pilots awake and has a plenty of other legal uses. Methamphetiamine, for example, is prescribed by doctors to treat ADHD in low doses.

What exactly is illegal about researching the effects of the drug on the brain?

The usual difficultly in studying this stuff is finding funding.

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