How David Sack criticizes study drugs

Here, we will provide a few points that can help you in an analysis of how David Sack criticizes study drugs in the blog article “Do ‘Study Drugs’ Breed a Nation of Winners or – Cheaters?”.

First of all, note that “Do ‘Study Drugs’ Breed a Nation of Winners or – Cheaters?” is a critical article whose purpose is mainly criticizing America’s obsession with success.

On the one hand, David Sack criticizes ‘study drugs’ by connecting them with the constant state of denial of parents and some scientists. He believes that ‘study drugs’ are drugs nonetheless and that adults should not encourage their children to use them to achieve their best performance:

There’s a whole group of scientists who, in a 2008 editorial in Nature, welcomed the use of “cognitive enhancers” to produce a nation of people performing at their best. They have been joined by a contingency of parents who are willing to overlook, or even encourage, their children to boost their academic performance using prescription drugs. (l...