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Mind‐altering drugs and research: from presumptive prejudice to a Neuroscientific Enlightenment?
Author(s) -
Nutt David
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1002/embr.201338282
Subject(s) - enlightenment , faith , prejudice (legal term) , oppression , censorship , scottish enlightenment , classics , law , sociology , philosophy , psychoanalysis , environmental ethics , religious studies , history , psychology , theology , political science , politics
The tight control of psychedelic drugs prevents important research into potential treatments for various mental health disorders. The scientific community should speak out against what is effectively censorship of research.