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Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx... by ams6110 on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @11:59AM (#19432057)
It's easy to be cynical and think this (and not without some good reason) but we have a lot of examples of drugs that are absolute cures. Antibiotics come to mind, as well as vaccines (preemptive cure). I'm sure there are other examples.

Doctors for the most part actually do want to cure patients, not maintain them in sickness even if it would make them more money.

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Re:5-MeO-DMT Associated with Improvements in Depression, Anx... by 50656E6973 on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @01:16PM (#19432967)
>Doctors for the most part actually do want to cure patients, not maintain them in sickness even if it would make them more money.

True, but corporate executives have the primary goal of making money for stockholders, and they often have far more leverage than lowly doctors because they determine who gets the money.

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