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Is it unethical to use legally prescribed performance enhancing drugs
in order to do better at school?
Replies: 11 — Last Post Nov. 16, 2008 5:18pm by MushroomSatsujin
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It's ethical so long as anyone else could also get them 12 41%
Its ethical even if I am the only one who can get them 8 27%
It's unethical even if everyone can get them 9 31%
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Say smart drugs are effective and you have managed to find some doctor who'll prescribe them, do you think its unethical to use them to improve your grades?

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It's unethical even if everyone can get them

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If it's legal then it is ethical, if it gave an unfair and unethical advantage then it wouldn't be legal for students.
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I believe it's unethical to NOT use them to get better grades. If it's there, we can use it. Those who don't are obviously not working to their full potential. Or if they are, they're doing it in a much, much more difficult way.

A way that I choose not to walk on.

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Quote: from roflfuckyou at 10:44 pm on Nov. 16, 2008
If it's legal then it is ethical, if it gave an unfair and unethical advantage then it wouldn't be legal for students.
It might be, for instance there will probably be a lag between the development of effective smart drugs and the decision of schools to ban them.

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I think being all that you can be is always going to be a good thing. I really don't see that it's competition in a classical sense anyway as you. Fundamentally, the purpose is that you learn. If that helps to that end, then it's a positive.

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Quote: from osmoticdespair at 9:46 am on Nov. 17, 2008
Quote: from roflfuckyou at 10:44 pm on Nov. 16, 2008
If it's legal then it is ethical, if it gave an unfair and unethical advantage then it wouldn't be legal for students.
It might be, for instance there will probably be a lag between the development of effective smart drugs and the decision of schools to ban them.

i think the education departments need to recognise the fact that soon they will become more readily available, and so they need to start finding out if it's fair or not.
i think it really depends HOW the drugs make you smarter.

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i think its cheating....

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It's no more unethical than using coffee to pull an all-nighter or taking advantage of a family member who was born and raised in France by asking for help on your French homework.

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Is it ethical to use illegal drugs, if they work?

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