Mix and match. If you’re studying the effects of acid, give half the subjects mescaline.
If you’re comparing any psychedelics versus none - some treatments can only be evaluated statistically. Appendectomies, for example. People are gonna know if you did one. But you can analyze the outcomes of people who had surgery for appendicitis versus people who got blasted with antibiotics.
Mix and match. If you’re studying the effects of acid, give half the subjects mescaline.
If you’re comparing any psychedelics versus none - some treatments can only be evaluated statistically. Appendectomies, for example. People are gonna know if you did one. But you can analyze the outcomes of people who had surgery for appendicitis versus people who got blasted with antibiotics.