The article by Keaveney et al. entitled ‘Effects of acetaminophen on risk taking’ was published in July of 2020 and concluded that using acetaminophen increased risk-taking behaviors, potentially by reducing perceived risk. We believe that there is not enough data to support the generalization of this association and feel that the conclusions were presented without acknowledgement of the limitations of this study. Media articles often further dramatized these findings, presenting the potential correlation between acetaminophen and risk taking as fact. It is unfair to readers to sensationalize the associations seen in controlled experiments in an attempt to generalize the study’s findings. As scientists, we need to assure that the discussions and conclusions presented in publications appropriately highlight the limitations of studies. We must also work to assure that the public does not sensationalize preliminary and limited research results.

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评论“对乙酰氨基酚对冒险的影响”

Keaveney 等人的文章。题为“对乙酰氨基酚对冒险的影响”于 2020 年 7 月发表，并得出结论认为，使用对乙酰氨基酚可能会通过降低感知风险来增加冒险行为。我们认为没有足够的数据来支持这种关联的概括，并认为在没有承认本研究的局限性的情况下提出了结论。媒体文章经常进一步夸大这些发现，将对乙酰氨基酚与冒险行为之间的潜在相关性视为事实。对对照实验中看到的关联进行耸人听闻以试图概括研究结果对读者是不公平的。作为科学家，我们需要确保出版物中提出的讨论和结论恰当地突出了研究的局限性。