Over the years neuroenhancing drugs like adderall have become a more popular stimulant being taken by people who feel the need to use them in order to perform better. Adderall is just one of many pills people enjoy taking for increased mental performance. These pills help people focus on tasks for long periods of time and are said to help increase performance mentally. Students trying to earn a degree and an adult in a competitive setting are the most likely to be taking these pills, but that doesn’t mean that no one else takes them. Many people are stereotyped when they take these pills and can be seen as lazy or being a cheater when in fact they are just taking advantage of the resources out there. Although many people look at neuroenhancing drugs and say that they should not be used for purposes that they are not prescribed for, people are looking past the fact that neuroenhancers are beneficial to many people who don’t have a prescription.
The article “Brain Gain” by Margaret Talbot, a renowned writer from The New Yorker (2009) describes “neuroenhancing” drugs and the effects they can have on people. Talbot (2009) discusses the drug adderall …show more content…
Many people see these pills as cheating and it creates an advantage for the people taking these pills over people who don’t take them. That isn’t the case though. These people are still doing all of the work on their own and these pills are just helping them stay focused and alert while completing the work. Talbot (2009) argued that taking credit for work produced while on these neuroenhancers is the same as doing the work on caffeine or nicotine. The neuroenhancers are not causing people to produce much better work than they would if they weren’t on these neuroenhancers, but neuroenhancers help them think more in depth about the subject and allow them to finish the work before the
The article “Brain Gain” by Margaret Talbot, a renowned writer from The New Yorker (2009) describes “neuroenhancing” drugs and the effects they can have on people. Talbot (2009) discusses the drug adderall …show more content…
Many people see these pills as cheating and it creates an advantage for the people taking these pills over people who don’t take them. That isn’t the case though. These people are still doing all of the work on their own and these pills are just helping them stay focused and alert while completing the work. Talbot (2009) argued that taking credit for work produced while on these neuroenhancers is the same as doing the work on caffeine or nicotine. The neuroenhancers are not causing people to produce much better work than they would if they weren’t on these neuroenhancers, but neuroenhancers help them think more in depth about the subject and allow them to finish the work before the