And we thought steroids were bad...

Earlier this week I was listening to an NPR report about people using drugs or surgery to increase their effectiveness in school or their career. Trying to boost performance seems to be a chronic problem among athletes, the steroids thing is beyond out of control, but now there are the academic dopers, kids whose parents have them take Adderall, ADHD medicine, so that they will be able to focus and do better in school. According to the journal Addiction, one in four college students misused ADHD medication, and the Partnership for a Drug Free America reported that 1 in 10 kids between middle school and high school age are using drugs like Adderall or Ritalin without a prescription. In addition, people also give Tiger Woods a hard time because he had lasik eye surgery, and thus has an advantage over the other players as his eyesight is not better than 20/20. I've heard all of these things before, and have my own opinions about them, but check out this new one- click on the title of this blog and be prepared to be shocked...