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Optimal drug use and rational drug policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2011

Geoffrey F. Miller
Geoffrey F. Miller
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1161. gfmiller@unm.eduhttp://www.unm.edu/~psych/faculty/lg_gmiller.html
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Abstract

The Müller & Schumann (M&S) view of drug use is courageous and compelling, with radical implications for drug policy and research. It implies that most nations prohibit most drugs that could promote happiness, social capital, and economic growth; that most individuals underuse rather than overuse drugs; and that behavioral scientists could use drugs more effectively in generating hypotheses and collaborating empathically.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 6 , December 2011 , pp. 318 - 319
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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