Drug testing for exam students could be on the cards

                   
news-medical.net     May 22, 2008            

Experts are warning that schools and universities may soon need to test students sitting exams for drugs, in much the same way that athletes are currently tested. They say brain improving drugs for diseases such as Alzheimer's are being used by healthy people to boost alertness and memory and if... [read full story]                

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Will Exam Takers Be Tested For Cognition Enhancers?

paxalles.blogs.com     May 22, 2008          

"Exam-boosting drug tests 'loom'" from BBC News reports that researchers have anecdotal evidence that drugs such as modafinil, ritalin and aricept are being used as brain enhancers - portending potential testing pre-exams for substances in the body that could unfairly...                

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Exam cheating alert over brain drugs

newsvine.com     May 22, 2008          

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu May 22, 2008 4:12 AM EDT Schools and universities could soon be facing a different kind of drug problem: a rise in students taking brain-enhancing pills to boost their exam results. Government advisers warned yesterday that new drugs to treat conditions as varied...                

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Drug testing for exam candidates?

b5media.com     May 22, 2008          

The Academy for Medical Sciences at Cambridge University in their recent report “Brain science, addiction and drugs” have said that drugs for diseases such as Alzheimer’s were being used by healthy people to boost alertness and memory, including students sitting their exams. The AMS said in the...                

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Exam Boosting Drugs May Lead To Dope Test In Schools - TheMedGuru

drugpolicycentral.com     May 24, 2008          

(US) Used for attention deficit disorder and modafinil which targets daytime sleepiness are being used by healthy people to boost their alertness and memory. (Sat May 24 05:49:07 2008 PDT)[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme2(100%), $use_is_abuse(60%),...                

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