[extropy-chat] Smart Drugs in LA Times

[Hal Finney]

The LA Times has a story today about smart drugs,
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-smartdrugs20dec20.story .
They talk about Provigil, Ritalin and Aricept, as well as other drugs
which are expected to come out in the next few years.

The article characterizes these drugs as "Botox for the mind", suggesting
that as baby boomers get into their 50s and beyond they will start using
these drugs to maintain their mental sharpness.  Generally it takes a
favorable view towards the practice and suggests that smart drugs will
soon be a routine part of American life.  Even students are expected
to benefit; in fact the article describes the widespread use of Ritalin
while taking the MCAT (for medical school admissions).

All in all it was an amazingly favorable presentation from a mainstream
source.

Hal