A Facebook group which is aimed at answering questions regarding Cephalon’s Provigil/Modafinil anti-narcolepsy drug is proving popular with consumers who have been prescribed other stimulants such as Ritalin, but who would prefer to use Provigil/Modafinil. A drug which has a far more benign effect on the human dopamine receptors.
Ritalin is a heavily prescribed (and even [...]
Advocates say they are an irresistible way of improving students’ performance. Critics argue they are a dangerous fad. Jeremy Laurance explores the debate.
In the middle of the exam season, the offer of a drug that could improve results might excite students but would be likely to terrify their parents.
Now, a distinguished professor of bioethics says [...]
Last year, I had my own brief experiment with smart drugs. I felt burned out after a series of long foreign assignments, and my brain was rustily chug-chugging along at half-speed. That’s when I first read about a drug being billed as “Viagra for the brain” – not Ritalin, but Provigil, a brand name for [...]
Taking stimulants like Ritalin, Adderall to improve concentration and job performance raises ethical questions.
It’s a play right out of the Twitter era and the family medicine cabinet. “Distracted,” at an off-Broadway theater in New York, examines the ever-shortening attention span of modern life – including the moral conundrum of whether a restive 9-year-old should be [...]