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Assignment:
TWO PARAGRAPHS PER Question:
1. Review Dr. Ellison, Dr. Woodward and Renee Strelitz's notes on Richard Fee. What are some negatives and positives that the doctors take note of?
2. What are some ethical considerations for why we shouldn't use "smart drugs"?
3. What are some side effects that ADHD medications can cause?
References:
Text: Daniel (2020). Is the use of 'smart pills' for cognitive enhancement dangerous?
Website: Lautieri, A. (Ed.). (2022, Aug. 18). Long-term side effects of Adderall use. American Addiction Centers.
Video: SciShow Psych (2018, Jul 16). What do "Smart Pills" really doe to your brain? [Video]. YouTube.
Supplemental/Optional Peer Review(Take some time to read the abstract and explore current evidence in 'Smart Drugs')
Schifano, F., Catalani, V., Sharif, S., Napoletano, F., Corkery, J. M., Arillotta, D., Fergus, S., Vento, A., & Guirguis, A. (2022). Benefits and harms of "smart drugs" (Nootropics) in healthy individuals. Drugs, 82(6), 633-647.
Tomažic, T., & Celofiga, A. K. (2019). Ethical aspects of the abuse of pharmaceutical enhancements by healthy people in the context of improving cognitive functions. Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine: PEHM, 14(1), 7
Wilms, W., Wozniak-Karczewska, M., Corvini, P. F.-X., & Chrzanowski, L. (2019). Nootropic drugs: Methylphenidate, modafinil, and piracetam - Population use trends, occurrence in the environment, ecotoxicity and removal methods -- A review. Chemosphere, 233, 771.