Common Pain Reliever – Acetaminophen – Makes Risky Moves Seem Less Dangerous – SciTechDaily

In study, acetaminophen alters perceptions of risk.
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 e…

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