University Scofflaw

American Scofflaw
John Harris, professor of bioethics and director of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation at the University of Manchester is at it again, pushing for drug use by college students who want to "enhance their brain power" before exams. What drugs should they be taking? Amphetamines, he says! (Speed)

Of course, he doesn't mean they should be able to take any amphetamines they want. They should only be able to buy Big Pharma's amphetamines that just happen to make a ton of money for the drug companies. It's okay to teach college students to abuse mind-altering drugs if there's an exam score on the line, after all.

Conventional medicine is now pushing hard for the legalization of mind-altering drugs to be used by students. It was only a few weeks ago that the medical journal Nature published a highly-publicized editorial authored by several doctors (including John Harris) who strongly advocated the use of Ritalin and other mind-altering drugs by students (gee, haven't they drugged enough students with Ritalin already?).