what is placebo, and how does it effect on pain , etc.?
2006-10-28 16:36:30 · 5 answers · asked by farshicago 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
A placebo, from the Latin for "I will please", is an inactive substance (pill, liquid, etc.), which is administered as if it were a therapy, but which has no therapeutic value other than the placebo effect.
More about placebo effect:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo_effect
2006-10-28 16:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its nothing at all. you take a drug but a placebo is no drug but.... the deal is you think it is a drug. when co. test a drug they give half the real drug and half the placebo so you are thinking you are taking a drug when they are empty and you are really taking nothing
2006-10-28 23:56:49 · answer #2 · answered by terri e 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is the definition of placebo.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/placebo
Any affect a placebo has is mental ...not physical.
2006-10-28 23:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by Steph 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
means a fake drug
noob
2006-10-28 23:39:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a sugar pill.
2006-10-28 23:40:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋