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It's not really a well designed study and it's one that hasn't replicated well. But people still love bringing it up, especially here on HN where people seem t

It's not really a well designed study and it's one that hasn't replicated well. But people still love bringing it up, especially here on HN where people seem to think they know better than the experts on everything to do with medicine.

andrei_says_ 9y ago
Some sources on this? I’d love to read more.
- barrkel 9y ago
  http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/25/against-rat-park/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/25/against-rat-park/ has links, e.g.: http://sci-hub.io/10.2466/pr0.1996.78.2.391 http://sci-hub.io/10.2466/pr0.1996.78.2.391 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2616610 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2616610 But there are other studies linked that seem to confirm it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3696469 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3696469 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18463628 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18463628 Not sure where that leaves us.
  - krisives 9y ago
    Makes the guy who brought up sources look stupid
    - lostlogin 9y ago
      Not at all. Seeing what the OP has seen allows a better evaluation. I wish more online groups put more weight on sources.
      - krisives 9y ago
        Says sources discredit his point then provides sources that do neither.
DanBC 9y ago
I agree that rat park isn't great. But there are very different patterns of prescribing of opioids across the US and eg UK. Why is this?