"...do you think it's okay to take Ritalin to give yourself a couple of hours of extra study time, regardless of whether it's been prescribed to you? (One of the side effects of Ritalin is that it keeps you awake a few hours after you've taken it.) And if you've done it, would you be willing to admit it in public?
Publicly admitting to a felony is probably a bad idea unless you're advised to do so by a trusted lawyer.
The prohibition is in place to keep laymen from practicing medicine. Which not even MD's can do all that well.
I would advise you slam a triple-shot Americano with a modicum of cane sugar as an alternative.
Unless you really understand the pharmacology, and your own physiology, you're playing with trouble.
Hopefully, most scientists understand all the factors and are well enough informed as to make judicious use /or not use/ of "enhancement drugs"
