Intelligence Drugs Could be 'Common as Coffee'

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Justin Good
On: Apr 19, 07
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Imagine a world where a drug more common than caffeine is used to “make people more intelligent.” According to a government think-tank, these “cognitive enhancers” will be widely available within two decades.  This drug, already “being bought illegally over the internet in the US”, claims it will be able to “help a person think faster, relax and sleep more efficiently.” In fact, a volunteer study proved that within “two hours of taking the drug, they were better at remembering strings of numbers, were less impulsive and had a better short-term memory.”

"The ethical debate about whether or not to use drugs to improve performance in normal schoolchildren and students will probably be resolved over the next 20 years," said the report. "Similarly, there will be continued debate about the ethics of using cognition enhancers in the workplace." One problem raised by the report is that the pharmaceutical industry may change its focus from drugs that treat mental health to cognitive enhancers. Nick Hillier, an AMS spokesman, said: "We are looking at how these drugs will potentially impact on our society. (telegraph)




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What an interesting potential this drugs has.What's next?

By: Chewmusky on Apr 19, 07 | 0 Trends | 4 Comments

Id take vs the meds Im taking now (Buspar). Be a test subject as an AS adult alone (Dev Disabled). Have Aspergers, diagnosed 2000. Might improve my mind some.

By: rocketranger on Apr 19, 07 | 0 Trends | 2376 Comments

also would be something for those with long-term incurable pain. the pain overwhelms the mind sometimes, and things like lots of coffee and natural cognitive enhancers are commonplace among pain patients. this could be useful.

By: cstrcstamyst on Jun 24, 07 | 0 Trends | 39 Comments



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