<p>The New York Times had a lot of articles on 'smart drugs' recently, and it was discussed at length in the Parents Forum. Does this happen in your college? Have you everused one or more of the said medications for academic purposes?</p>
<p>Propylhexedrine, ephedrine, piracetam (nootropic) and modafinil are lesser known, but we can talk about them too.</p>
<p>You mean like Adderall? Especially around finals I always see people swinging around their plastic baggies with a few orange pills. I’ve used. I don’t see much wrong with it as long as you’re being safe… although I have known kids to crush and snort them like coke which I don’t particularly support.</p>
<p>My psychology professor actually said that the only reason Adderall/Ritalin, etc. are prescription drugs is because if everyone took them, everyone would be smart and if everyone’s smart, no one is (Incredibles reference ha). He said as long as you’re not abusing it, the only risk is tolerance. For a guy who worked ten billion research and police jobs including being part of the CIA, I’d think he knows some of what he’s talking about.</p>
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Talk about a textbook example of an appeal to authority fallacy!</p>
<p>Lily, I understand your point that Adderall and Ritalin are not incredibly harmful if used in moderation; however, you either misquoted your professor or he’s wrong. The use of these drugs has nothing to do with how smart a person is before or after they take them. That would infer that the people who are prescribed it legally are less intelligent than the people who don’t need it, which is offensive and just plain wrong.</p>
<p>Anyway, to answer the original post, I’m sure this happens at my school but nobody that I know ever really talks about it.</p>
<p>This happens in my highschool and people talk about it lol</p>
<p>Although nobody actually abuses it.</p>
<p>Happens at my school a lot. It’s a pretty competitive environment, so people develop close personal relationships with Adderall.</p>
<p>I use it, only for all-nighters.</p>
<p>Going to a nerdy school, I’m sure it happens, but I’ve never seen it. I have, however, seen people living off coffee/energy drinks to help them pull all nighters.</p>