Modafinil Rocks
WaPo reports that “smart pill” use is on the rise on our campuses and even in our high schools:
Mining 2002 data, it noted that even then, more than 7 million Americans used bootleg prescription stimulants, and 1.6 million of those users were of student age. By the time students reach college nowadays, they’re already apt to know about these drugs, obtained with or without a prescription.
The article refers to Provigil, which is the American brand name for modafinil. You may recall that the military is experimenting with modafinil for long missions.
I used to drag around due to unexplained insomnia, but now have a prescription for Provigil. The great thing about this drug is that it not only make you more awake when you are awake, it actually increases REM sleep when you sleep, thus reducing the number of hours that you must spend in bed each night.
One day perhaps I’ll post my experience like this journalist at Slate but for now I will just say that modafinil is the best drug since novocaine and I have a whole new lease on life. The only bad thing about it is that I have to be grateful to the French; they invented it in the late 70′s.
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