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A pain reliever that alters perceptions of risk – EurekAlert

While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to take risks, a new study suggests.

People who took acetaminophen rated activities like ”bungee jumping off a tall bridge” and ”speaking your mind about …

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to take risks, a new study suggests.
People who took acetaminophen rated activities like “bungee jumping off a tall bridge” and “speaking your mind about an unpopular issue in a meeting at work” as less risky than people who took a placebo, researchers found.
Use of the drug also led people to take more risks in an experiment where they could earn rewards by inflating a virtual b…

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