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It’s strange to me to hear speed described as a nootropic, although I note that Wikipedia does list it as one. If amphetamine are a nootropic, does cocaine coun
by peteretep 7y ago
It’s strange to me to hear speed described as a nootropic, although I note that Wikipedia does list it as one. If amphetamine are a nootropic, does cocaine count?
- ses1984 7y agoI thought nootropics were supposed to have positive long-term physiological benefits. Amphetamine is a performance enhancer and maybe even a cognitive enhancer (evidence says otherwise) but it's definitely not nootropic.
- peteretep 7y agoI’d have thought so too, but Wikipedia describes it as one, so who knows
- mcbits 7y agoIf a substance improves certain cognitive metrics in healthy adults, then it qualifies a nootropic, even if it has harmful side effects. Purported nootropics are often also marketed as, or alongside, purported life extension products. Maybe that creates some confusion about what nootropics are.
- taneq 7y agoNootropics are drugs that boost cognitive performance: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nootropic https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nootropic
- ses1984 7y agoFrom your link: >and possesses very few side effects and extremely low toxicity.
- ghostcluster 7y agoThe military has used speed to boost the performance of soldiers in war for almost a century, especially when in extended combat situations to stay alert and awake beyond an ordinary sleep cycle. The Nazis famously gave pep pills to their Panzer tank crews during the 'blitzkriegs' of Poland and France, and many militaries have given it to bomber pilots on extended runs, including the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_and_culture_of_substituted_amphetamines#Military_use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_and_culture_of_substit...