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A heavy caffeine user, I also have occasional seasonal allergies (a week per quarter?) and rather than take simple Loratadine, I always prefer the versions that include Pseudoephedrine. It noticeably gives me a bit of extra pep to push on through the sniffles. I'm honest with myself that caffeine is a drug, and that my occasional consumption of Psuedoephedrine is a step away from being low-grade meth user.

So would I use something with cognitive benefits at concentrations (or consumption rates) that exhibit no harmful effects? I already do.

This is exactly what I thought.

The question isn't really "are smart drugs ethical to use" (nobody objects to worldwide mass consumption of caffeine), it's "are the side effects ones that won't negatively impact society too much".

Yep, if we ban these drugs because it's "not fair" we are limiting our progress as a society, unless they pose a health risk there is nothing wrong with them.

CAFFEINATED (PT.1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OecTZBjFvw

"And being the inquisitive individual that I am, I decided to hit the streets, and talk to a few people about this issue."

... and I stopped watching.