the most recent large scale formal survey in The
United Kingdom & Ireland [5], the lifetime use of prescription
drugs that have purported cognitive enhancing
functions without a prescription in students has been estimated
at around 10 %. Alarmingly, a further 20.4 %
have considered using such drugs, for which ‘lack of
availability’ was sighted as the major reason for not
using; suggesting the potential for a positive increase in
the future. The most common of these, Adderall, Methylphenidate
(Ritalin) and Modafinil are either obtained
from friends or online.