
{"id":23372,"date":"2010-02-22T09:49:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T08:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=23372\/"},"modified":"2017-01-21T05:49:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T05:49:05","slug":"neurologist-test-students-for-study-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/neurologist-test-students-for-study-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurologist: Test students for study drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Student use of drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall, has \u00bbenormous implications for universities\u00ab, says Barbara Sahakian, a professor of clinical neuropsychology at Cambridge University&#8217;s psychiatry department. <\/p>\n<p>This is according to British daily The Guardian. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/brain-doping-does-not-work\" target=\"_blank\"> See also a University Post article on the ins and outs of brain doping here. <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Human plus<\/h2>\n<p>The symbol H+ is the code sign used by futurists to denote an enhanced version of humanity, writes Gary Stix, in an article by the title <em>Turbocharging the brain<\/em> in Scientific American.<\/p>\n<p>This plus version of the human race will overcome basic mental and physical limitations, using genetic manipulation, technology and drugs. <\/p>\n<p>Now, the British neurologist warns universities that students are increasingly making this concept a reality, by downing performance enhancing drugs to improve academic achievements.<\/p>\n<h2>Unfair advantage<\/h2>\n<p>Prescription drugs used in the treatment of brain disorders, including Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy, boost acetylcholine in the brain, improving alertness and attention. <\/p>\n<p>This could give these \u2018plus\u2019 students an unfair advantage. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bbThis is something that universities really have to discuss. They should have some strategy, some kind of active policy,\u00ab says Barbara Sahakian to the Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>Sahakian, who will deliver a  lecture at the British Royal Institution today Monday, on the ethical implications of smart drugs for universities and schools, continues, \u00bbthe big question is, are we all going to be taking drugs in the next 10 years, boosting our cognition in that way?\u00ab<\/p>\n<h2>One in five students on smart drugs<\/h2>\n<p>Though data on long-term effects on healthy users is unavailable, Sahakian believes that the use of smart drugs could become as popular as cosmetic beauty enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIf a safe and effective drug is developed which enhances cognition, then I think it would be difficult not to allow access to it,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n<p>A Nature magazine poll of 1,400 respondents \u2013 mostly scientists and researchers \u2013 indicates that one in five has used the so-called smart drugs. However, the majority frowned on their use in competitive situations, such as university entrance exams. <\/p>\n<h2>Dangerous precedent<\/h2>\n<p>The use of such drugs to pass exams or to improve performance in general raises a number of ethical and health issues. <\/p>\n<p>Most student buy the drugs via unregulated sites on the internet.<\/p>\n<p> \u00bbThat is a real concern, because they are not aware of what they are getting, or how it could affect them,\u00ab Sahakian points out.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the potential risks to health, acceptance of the use of performance enhancers sets a dangerous precedent, and raises the bar for all students, she notes. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIf these drugs become, essentially, legal, it will be difficult to say you can&#8217;t use them for a competitive exam,\u00ab Sahakian says. \u00bbStudents who don&#8217;t use them feel this is cheating. This is something that universities should at least discuss. Should there be urine testing? These questions have to be looked at.\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>luci@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British universities ought to consider random dope tests to combat the growing problem of student use of mental enhancement drugs, says behavioural neuroscientist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":23373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","expression-news_article"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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They should have some strategy, some kind of active policy,\u00ab says Barbara Sahakian to the Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>Sahakian, who will deliver a  lecture at the British Royal Institution today Monday, on the ethical implications of smart drugs for universities and schools, continues, \u00bbthe big question is, are we all going to be taking drugs in the next 10 years, boosting our cognition in that way?\u00ab<\/p>\n<h2>One in five students on smart drugs<\/h2>\n<p>Though data on long-term effects on healthy users is unavailable, Sahakian believes that the use of smart drugs could become as popular as cosmetic beauty enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIf a safe and effective drug is developed which enhances cognition, then I think it would be difficult not to allow access to it,\u00ab she says.<\/p>\n<p>A Nature magazine poll of 1,400 respondents \u2013 mostly scientists and researchers \u2013 indicates that one in five has used the so-called smart drugs. However, the majority frowned on their use in competitive situations, such as university entrance exams. <\/p>\n<h2>Dangerous precedent<\/h2>\n<p>The use of such drugs to pass exams or to improve performance in general raises a number of ethical and health issues. <\/p>\n<p>Most student buy the drugs via unregulated sites on the internet.<\/p>\n<p> \u00bbThat is a real concern, because they are not aware of what they are getting, or how it could affect them,\u00ab Sahakian points out.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the potential risks to health, acceptance of the use of performance enhancers sets a dangerous precedent, and raises the bar for all students, she notes. <\/p>\n<p>\u00bbIf these drugs become, essentially, legal, it will be difficult to say you can&#8217;t use them for a competitive exam,\u00ab Sahakian says. \u00bbStudents who don&#8217;t use them feel this is cheating. This is something that universities should at least discuss. Should there be urine testing? 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