Doping tests for college test takers?
The Chronicle of Higher Ed reports that students may soon face doping tests before exams for such neuro-enhancing drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall. From the article:
Vince Cakic, a research assistant in the School of Psychology [at the University of Sydney in Australia], says in an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics that the increasing use of “smart drugs,” or “nootropics”—a phenomenon already seen among some of their professors—could mean that college students taking course examinations will begin facing routine doping tests.
Mr. Cakic says in the article that psychostimulants marketed as Dexedrine and Ritalin are already used by as many as a quarter of the students at some American colleges.
The proposition raises all sorts of questions. If we as a society consider it unethical for athletes to use performance enhancing drugs, is it likewise unethical for students and professors? Is it really cheating? What about students who have prescriptions for such drugs?
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