Harnessing the placebo effect: a promising method for curbing the opioid crisis?

Michael H. Bernstein; Molly Magill; Francesca L. Beaudoin; Sara J. Becker; Josiah D. Rich

doi:10.1111/add.14385

Harnessing the placebo effect: a promising method for curbing the opioid crisis?

Michael H. Bernstein^*, Molly Magill, Francesca L. Beaudoin, Sara J. Becker, Josiah D. Rich

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2144-2145
Number of pages	2
Journal	Addiction
Volume	113
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14385
State	Published - Nov 2018

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Dr. Bernstein was supported by T32DA016184 and an Early Career Psychologist Research Grant from the Society of Addiction Psychology (Division 50 of the American Psychological Association). The authors thank Dr. Walter Brown, Dr. Irving Kirsch, and Prof. Ted Kaptchuk for their thoughtful consideration of an earlier version of this letter, and their help solidifying some of the ideas presented here.

Keywords

Analgesia
opioid
opioid crisis
opioid epidemic
opioid prevention
placebo

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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