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by jrowley 3359 days ago
In some studies they use other drugs that illicit similar but different feelings, e.g ecstasy
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dTal 3357 days ago
FYI, the correct spelling is "elicit". "Illicit" means forbidden or illegal, ironically in this context.
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jrowley 3357 days ago
Haha whoops. Thank you for that!
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DaiPlusPlus 3359 days ago
"similar but different feelings" - it can only be one or the other...
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jrowley 3359 days ago
They are similar but different. They both are a departure from being sober. I think in one study about ecstasy they used an amphetamine as the placebo, because both get you wired but in different ways.
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NikolaeVarius 3359 days ago
They are nowhere near similar in any capacity. It's like claiming that smoking and drinking produce similar effects
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