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62 Percent of Pill-Popping Scientists Use Ritalin

Today, the results are in for a survey conducted by the scientific journal Nature on "enhancement" drug use among its readers. Turns out 1 in 5 of the 1400 respondents have taken drugs to enhance their performance (i.e., recreationally) rather than to cure a problem. The most popular of these drugs was speedy Ritalin: 62 percent of respondents had used it. It was followed closely by concentration-focusing Provigil (44 percent) and anxiety-reducing beta blockers (15 percent). These scientist drug users were of all ages — in this chart, you can see that drug use for "enhancement" is just as popular among the kids as it is among the seniors. More »

3:25 PM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,955 views, 12 comments

Latest by n/a: I'm in favor of letting people take drugs if they want to. I just think it's funny how people define "drug" use. "Oh, it's just a brain stimulant." "Oh, I'm just altering my conciousness." "Oh fuck, their are ants all more »