If you could take a pill to boost your concentration and mental stamina, would you do it? Around the country, thousands of college students are already answering "yes" to that question and are using prescription medications like Ritalin as study aids, and researchers say the demand for such "smart pills" is likely to grow. Now, in a new essay, a group of neuroscientists and bioethicists is arguing that society shouldn't frown on such practices; instead
the authors assert that “we should welcome new methods of improving our brain function,” and that doing it with pills is no more morally objectionable than eating right or getting a good night’s sleep [Chronicle of Higher Education].
Stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall are prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and are commonly used by people without a prescription to help them focus their attention, while a narcolepsy drug called Provigil is sometimes used by ...
