Monday, December 8, 2008

Brain-boosting drugs: Why not?, experts say

Brain-boosting drugs: Why not?, experts say - Yahoo! News
Healthy people are increasingly turning to brain-enhancing drugs like Ritalin to boost their performance in school or at work, researchers said on Monday.

And while some expressed alarm over the trend, others embraced the idea, provided the drugs are proven safe.

"In the United States, stimulant medications are widely abused," Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, said in a telephone briefing.

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