Questions About Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed Our Minds

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Isn't it misleading to say that they don't know how these drugs work and why? Isn't it just that without a lot of expensive personalized tests, they can't tell whether and how well they will work for YOU?

Claudia Putnam But they do understand the mechAnisms. Just can't cost-effectively personalize. N…moreBut they do understand the mechAnisms. Just can't cost-effectively personalize. N(less)

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I'm confused; the blurb leads me to belief that this book is about psychiatric drugs (and other treatments), but then a sentence says it's about our "licensed narcotics". So, which is it?

Laura Narcotics are technically opioids, and the book does discuss them tangentially. I think the term is misused, and refers to psychotropic drugs includin…moreNarcotics are technically opioids, and the book does discuss them tangentially. I think the term is misused, and refers to psychotropic drugs including antidepressants, anti-psychotics and anti-anxiety medications. The book also discusses the use of psychadelics and other street drugs (eg MDMA) used therapeutically in strictly controlled environments.(less)

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