01.04.09
Let students take drugs to boost brainpower, says leading academic
Alexandra Frean, Education Editor, from Times Online, January 1, 2009
Let students take drugs to boost brainpower, says leading academic
„Students should be allowed to take “smart drugs”, such as Ritalin, to help boost their academic performance, a leading academic has suggested.
John Harris, professor of bioethics and director of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation at the University of Manchester, said the government and medical profession should “seriously consider” making cognition-enhancing drugs available to students without prescription, or allowing them to be prescribed for non-therapeutic purposes, such as studying. [...]“