The picture of finals arriving and all the student around campus trying to cram and relearn all the concepts that were taught this semester is not strange. Students cramming for finals and midterms often turn to coffee and nicotine to get through long study sessions. Though some students use more addicting substances to get through long study sessions, there are reports saying that 5%-35% of college students have used stimulants such as adderall, ritalin, and modafinil in the past year (Bostrom). “Smart drugs” such as adderall ,ritalin, and modafinil are subgroup of cognitive enhancers that involve drugs and often times cause moral dilemmas (Whetstine, L.). Caffeine and nicotine also play a large role in this subgroup of drugs that promote cognitive enhancements, but are widely
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According to the many peer reviewed sources, cognitive enhancers do work, however they are are not yet a “limitless pill” that can be seen on television. Cognitive enhancers still have the potential to become very effective and life changing in upcoming years (V Cakic). Education institutions will have to begin to determine if the uses of these drugs is considered cheating such as steroids are perceived in highly competitive sports or if cognitive enhancers are something that can help slower handicapped students achieve almost well as the top performers (V Cakic, Rose,Saniotis). Lastly the view of whether or not the government and academic institutions should ban or regulate these cognitive enhancers comes down to how prohibition does not work as seen by the steroid problem in sports and if the government plans to use cognitive enhancers in the military or not. Overall the sources thoughts on the ethics of cognitive enhancers point to lots of frowned upon use that will lead towards
According to the many peer reviewed sources, cognitive enhancers do work, however they are are not yet a “limitless pill” that can be seen on television. Cognitive enhancers still have the potential to become very effective and life changing in upcoming years (V Cakic). Education institutions will have to begin to determine if the uses of these drugs is considered cheating such as steroids are perceived in highly competitive sports or if cognitive enhancers are something that can help slower handicapped students achieve almost well as the top performers (V Cakic, Rose,Saniotis). Lastly the view of whether or not the government and academic institutions should ban or regulate these cognitive enhancers comes down to how prohibition does not work as seen by the steroid problem in sports and if the government plans to use cognitive enhancers in the military or not. Overall the sources thoughts on the ethics of cognitive enhancers point to lots of frowned upon use that will lead towards