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Re:Why do placebos work? Scientists identify key brain pathway by pfortuny on Thursday October 28, 2021 @02:01PM (#29029081)
It is unethical to say that you are administering a medicine when you are not doing it, except in trials to which the subject has agreed.
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Re:Why do placebos work? Scientists identify key brain pathway by Tyrannosaur on Thursday October 28, 2021 @02:39PM (#29029721)
I 100% agree, but that doesn't mean we can't still administer placebos:

I've read elsewhere that you don't have to lie to the person to still have a successful placebo effect- they can still receive a benefit even knowing it's not a real drug.

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