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Thursday, July 11, 2002
There Will Be Plenty of Time to Sleep When Your 40 I originially got all excited about Provigil back in April after reading an LA Times story about it. Now Joel Garreau at the Washington Post has gotten his hands on some and written a fascinating article about both the implications of sleeplessness and the actual effects of the drug. He kicks out two or three days worth of work in a drug-induced - what's the opposite of stupor yet not a frenzy? Surprisingly (at least to me), at the end, he does not look forward to using the drug again. The juxtaposition of Provigil and caffeine really helps you see the possibilities of the future. The implications of such a drug truly are mind-boggling. At one point in the article, someone wonders about the day when a drug is perfected that allows humans to forgo sleep all together without any risk or danger. I wonder, would that speed up evolution? I mean we would me living more in the same time. Would sleep become a strange drug - almost the opposite of cocaine today? I think it is fascinating to ponder the possibilities. And more fascinating still is the fact that we will probably live to see the day. Awesome! note: Modafinil is simply the generic name of the drug Provigil which is marketed by Cephalon. |
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