Advocates of CAM suggest that regulation of the industry will adversely affect patients looking for alternative ways to manage their symptoms, even if many of the benefits may represent the placebo affect.
Fortalere for alternativ behandling hævder, at regulering af industrien vil have en skadelig effekt på patienter der søger alternative veje til at behandle deres symptomer, selvom en stor del af virkningen kan bero på placebo-effekten.