Why don't scientists use drugs (more)?

[Drogue]

Because drugs have long term consequences. While amphetamines can make you more alert and able to work better at the moment, they can cause problems in the future due to the effects of long term use.

Think of it like supercharging a car. It goes faster, but it's more likely to breakdown. If you're taking part in a short race, it's a good idea. If you're racing over a season, or longer, perhaps it isn't.

And Lightblue is right - an expose about Oxford found that over 20% of students use illegal drugs when they have an essay crisis, with the most common being cocaine and ritalin. Which surprised me, I'd have thought speed would be far better for an essay crisis (usually 3-8 hours in length) than coke.

I haven't tried it, I tended to find expensive dark chocolate and coffee to work fine for me, though I do wonder if my work would have been different. I don't have any essays next year though, as both my courses are maths-based, and drugs tend to not help you learn it, just complete it.

[Whaleboy]

Indeed, and since I gave up pot and alcohol, I've found it a lot easier to write creatively.

[VetLegion]

Pot and alcohol aren't exactly performance enhancing substances

[C0ckney]

Originally posted by Whaleboy
Indeed, and since I gave up pot and alcohol, I've found it a lot easier to write creatively.

having read your posts here, i think you should get straight back on the beer and gear.

[Whaleboy]

having read your posts here, i think you should get straight back on the beer and gear.

Why would I want to pay to end up like you?

[DrS]

I generally can't afford the hangovers, myself. You need too much consecutive free time to be able to go on a drug/alcohol binge.

[Lul Thyme]

Originally posted by Odin
Richard Feynman worked while stoned IIRC.

while he was younger, but I think he stopped later on IIRC

[Ramo]

I doubt that he did any serious work stoned. IIRC, he just enjoyed the hallucinigenic aspects of the experience.

Pot is good for enjoying aesthetic beauty (including mathematical models if you're not too high). It's good for creating strange mental associations. It's good for relaxing. But one thing it is not good for is quantizing the electromagnetic field. It may be able to make you a little more creative, but it's definitely going to make you dumber.

[Nostromo]

When I get stoned, its basically like taking a strong sedative. Never saw Lucy in the Sky in diamonds or anything like that. I get really sleepy. Sucks, really