<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"FacebookPinterest\n\n The journal Nature caused a stir a while back when it ran a story about how academics, like athletes, often use pharmaceuticals to get an edge on their peers. Nature polled 1,400 readers and found that one in five used so-called cognitive enhancers to be more productive. A number of drugs were listed, but one especially caught my eye.\n\nOriginally designed for narcoleptics, Provigil \"has a very unusual ability to keep the brain alert so that people don't suddenly fall asleep,\" explains Robert Paul, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist. And though it is often lumped in with Adderall, the real genius of Provigil is that it isn't an amphetamine\u2014it wakes your mind without bothering your nerves.\n\n The GQ Guide to 24-Hour Energy\n\n Read the full guide here\n\n The downside, and I can say this from experience, is that its efficacy decreases over time. There's also possible side effects\u2014depression, suicidal thoughts\u2014and, of course, the fact that off-label usage of a pharmaceutical just feels wrong. Then again, I'm no ethics professor using the stuff to get a leg up."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.gq.com/story/nature-journal-energy-pill-side-effects>