How taking a common painkiller could lead you to be more reckless

Taking a paracetamol pill may do more than soothe your ache – it could turn you into a reckless risk-taker, research suggests.

Scientists believe the dulling effect it has on pain has a similar impact on emotions and decision-making, leading those take the drug to throw caution to the wind.

Psychologists from the University of Guelph in discovered paracetemol reduces the heart rate, a marker of fear, during dangerous experiences.

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