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In reply to the discussion: Magic mushrooms lift severe depression in clinical trial [View all]Beartracks
(12,809 posts)37. Kinda think the article headline used the street name, NOT...
... the scientists in the study.
Reporters like to succinctly inform readers of article content with pithy headlines... AND if they can find words to imply a nice juxtaposition (say, between respectable medicine and counter-culture drug use), they'll see that as the best option!
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It seems you are confusing an article about a study with the study. (though I didn't follow link).nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2016
#24
It didn't. The media doesn't report things as they are. They have to sensationalize it.
AtheistCrusader
May 2016
#28
I know someone already said it, but the news article, not the study, uses the term Magic mushrooms.
PoliticalMalcontent
May 2016
#31
We saw magic mushrooms lift long-term depression. It’s time for a change of perception
bananas
May 2016
#4
I've heard a lot of horror stories about Paxil, but I agree, it definitely highlights the importance
Brickbat
May 2016
#65
St. John's Wort interacts badly with many common drugs including birth control and antibiotics.
LeftyMom
May 2016
#27
Since Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton cause severe depression in the citizens of this country...
olddad56
May 2016
#10
Time to stop putting people in prison for altering their own consciousness.
Warren DeMontague
May 2016
#36