“Smart” drugs: why office workers fell in love with modafinil

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So-called smart drugs are becoming more and more popular in the United States. Modafinil is used by military, police and office workers to improve performance.

Columnist vc.ru collected available information about the drug.

600 milligrams - the US Air Force pilots needed so much modafinil to spend 40 hours without sleep. At the same time, the speed and accuracy of their reactions remained almost at the same level.

In Maryland, the drug is used in long-term operations by police to improve concentration, and the Canadian Medical Society magazine claims that modafinil is present in the cosmonauts first-aid kit on the ISS in order to “optimize fatigue performance”.

Modafinil is a drug from the class of analeptics. The task of this class of drugs is to influence the centers of the medulla oblongata in order to stimulate the vital functions of respiration and blood circulation. In other words, modafinil invigorates.

Modafinil, as well as adderall and ritalin are most often prescribed for patients with attention deficit disorder and narcolepsy. But modafinil is often used as an amplifier of cognitive abilities.

Scientists from the University of Oxford collected all the research of modafinil and based on them conducted a meta-analysis of its actions. 24 from 24 research yielded the same results: experimental subjects were better able to pass tests related to flexibility of thinking, working with information and concentration.

However, another effect was observed during the study: the longer and more difficult the task was, the experimental subjects who received modafinil showed all the best results.

Drug or not

The drug is often used by American students during sessions, as well as by people who want to increase their productivity. In the US, modafinil is sold in pharmacies.

Scientists and doctors agree that the drug has virtually no side effects. University of California psychiatrist James McGow says the effects of an overdose of modafinil are the same as overdose of coffee - nervousness and abdominal pain. According to him, the drug is not addictive. However, he explains that if you stop taking modafinil, there will be no painful side effects. But having experienced its influence and the absence of side effects, many do not see the point in refusing the drug.

A study by the Academy of Medical Sciences has shown that even a slight improvement in memory (by 10%) will significantly increase the ability to consume new information.

Price of happiness

Buy modafinil in the United States is not a problem. There is even a ModafinilCat website that specializes in the sale of modafinil in various forms and from different manufacturers. The cost of a daily dose ranges from $ 1 when buying a drug for a year and up to $ 2 when buying a monthly amount. Here you can pay with Bitcoins, while receiving 20% discount.

Scientists agree that the drug will become increasingly popular. Psychiatrist James McGow even suggests that employers will give preference to employees who accept cognitive enhancers, thereby showing how important work is to them. Any manager will want to get such a “Hulk” - an employee who can work on 16 hours and at the same time keep up the momentum.

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