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The placebo effect has an evil twin — and it can be deadly - New York Post

Published by New York Post By Caroline Howe · 29 August 2026 at 21:00
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The placebo effect has an evil twin — and it can be deadly - New York Post
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In late 2022, as the fentanyl drug overdose epidemic raged across America, police officers making street busts of the synthetic opioid began experiencing what they believed were “life-threatening” …

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