Drugs prohibition is criminals’ gain, neuroscience’s loss
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Drugs prohibition is criminals’ gain, neuroscience’s loss
The global prohibition of psychoactive drugs has arguably caused more suffering than it could ever prevent. A recent UN report shows that it also stimulates the creativity of those who create new designer drugs and ‘legal highs’. Neuroscientists have warned, on the other hand, that drugs control stifles research that could advance our understanding of the mind and find valuable therapies for me...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.012