Why does there have to be a plecebo/control group in a drug test?

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Why does there have to be a plecebo/control group in a drug test?

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In simple terms, you pick a substance. Gather a group let’s say 100 people. You give half the group the substance and the other half the placebo, like a sugar pill that looks identical to the actual substance. No one in the study knows which they were given. Then you collect the results through various means and compare.

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