If I have to be specific about the drug, then how does DMT work?
Though if others work differently I would appreciate the information.
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Placebo effect, mostly.
> The placebo effect in cough therapy is both a gift and a problem to those working on treatments for cough. It is a gift because cough is so susceptible to a placebo effect with one review reporting that up to 85% of the efficacy of cough medicines is due to a placebo effect. It is also a problem to researchers as with such a large placebo effect it is difficult to demonstrate that any new cough medicine is superior to placebo treatment in cough clinical trials.
[source](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7012959/)
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_medicine):
> The efficacy of cough medication is questionable, particularly in children. A 2014 Cochrane review concluded that “There is no good evidence for or against the effectiveness of OTC medicines in acute cough”. Some cough medicines may be no more effective than placebos for acute coughs in adults, including coughs related to upper respiratory tract infections.
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