Some research investigating the effects of alcohol have actually had research subjects drink to the point of intoxication (Exum, 2002). If you were a student member of your university’s institutional review board, would you vote to approve a study such as this? Why, or why not? Would you ban an experiment that involves alcohol altogether or would you set certain criteria for the experimental conditions? What would such criteria be? What about female students who may be potentially pregnant? Can you think of any circumstances in which you would allow an experiment involving the administration of illegal drugs?

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