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Are "Smart Drugs" the Magic Pill to Getting a Workplace Edge?

College students, programmers, musicians, all sorts of people looking for an edge are finding it in a flood of new over and under the counter drugs that promise to make them faster, sharper, and more alert. We look at the rise of Modafinil and other "smart drugs."

By Warren Olney • Sep 4, 2015 • 52m Listen

College students, programmers, musicians, all sorts of people looking for an edge are finding it in a flood of new over and under the counter drugs that promise to make them faster, sharper, and more alert. Guest host Barbara Bogaev looks at the rise of Modafinil and other "smart drugs."

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Are "Smart Drugs" the Magic Pill to Getting a Workplace Edge?

College students, programmers, musicians, all sorts of people looking for an edge are finding it in a flood of new over and under the counter drugs that promise to make them faster, sharper, and more alert. We look at the rise of Modafinil and other "smart drugs."

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Are "Smart Drugs" the Magic Pill to Getting a Workplace Edge?

College students, programmers, musicians, all sorts of people looking for an edge are finding it in a flood of new over and under the counter drugs that promise to make them faster, sharper, and more alert. We look at the rise of Modafinil and other "smart drugs."

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