Right Now You Could Be Smarter with One Pill, but Should You?

by Jack

Accidental Scientific Breakthrough Could Change the Human Race!

Since it first hit the market (around 2004) this product was found to have the amazing side effect of making people smarter. People taking this drug, even after one dose, reported they had more energy, more mental clarity, a greater ability to focus and greatly improved cognitive ability. Tests proved they were right.

Paraphrased from a related article… “When he was on the drug, Asprey felt as though he had left behind a black and white world for the bright colors of Oz.”

His point was, why spend your time living an ordinary life when he could have a extraordinary one? Asprey, a neuro brain researcher, said people didn’t care if the drug shortened their lives, it’s effects was worth it (although there is no evidence that it would shorten lives).

This drug was never tested for anything else except ADD, narcolepsy and shift work sleep disorder. Therefore, it couldn’t be marketed as a super brain enhancing drug and there were also some other serious issues to ponder. For example, it raised an ethical dilemma should we be using a short cut to create smarter people?

Imagine an average college student starts taking this drug and his/her brain power is suddenly supercharged. It allows him to read and learn study materials faster with up to a 150% improvement overall. In a short time the chemically enhanced student is dealing with subjects previously beyond his/her reach. The [enhanced] student starts

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. . .competing head to head against [naturally] gifted students. What have we done, is this fair or moral, should we be playing God with brain power? And is this any different than if an Olympian used steroids to enhance his/her strength? What about the possibility of long term side effects, not just on the person taking the drug, but on the evolution of our society? Do we want to give the world a drug that could potentially create brilliant scientists for rogue countries like North Korea or Iran? Would their ethics follow equally along with their intelligence?

Doctors are quick to admit they don’t have a clue how this drug works and that can’t be good when it comes to evaluating risk.

What far reaching ramifications could this have on the natural evolution of human intelligence and where does it end? Many such ethical and medical questions must be addressed before this brain enhancing drug is approved for anything beyond its original intended purpose.

Since news of this startling side effect started leaking out the drug sales has increased 74%, no doubt thanks in part to students, business executives and others using it to get an edge on the competition.

What is this miracle drug? I’m not sure I should tell you! Okay, I suppose you’re going to find out eventually anyway, so I’m going to tell you and trust to your good judgement that you won’t just rush out and buy some.

The drug’s trade name is Provigil, and the generic name is modafinil. A 30 day supply of Provigil 100 milligrams tablets will run about $600, not cheap, but for business executives wheeling and dealing in billions, this is chump change and they are more than willing to pony up and take the risks too.

So far, there have been no reported cases of side effects, however there is a potential for side effects that are listed by the manufacture. And of course there is always a possible negative interaction with another drug you may be taking.

Despite the apparent lack of any side effects, caution is strongly advised simply because it has only been around for about 9 years and we don’t know what the long term effects might be. Doctors say, if you want more energy to operate at your best natural potential…just get a good nights sleep and eat right.