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Scientists on drugs to boost brain power

One in five scientists admits to using prescription drugs to improve their focus, concentration or memory, an online survey finds.

The overwhelming majority say they take the drugs to improve concentration, and about half say they do so daily or weekly.

The 1427 respondents from 60 countries completed an informal, online survey posted on Nature Network, an online forum for scientists run by the publisher of the journal Nature.


http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/04/10/2213144.htm
 
Yup. This has been going on for a while. Ritalin and dexedrine are the big two for stims, but there is also a huge nootropic community within academia. I don't buy their numbers, though. Kind of a sweeping generalization, considering that the US, UK and Aus might account for just barely over half of current publications.
 
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