In Margaret Talbot’s “Brain Gain: The Underground World of ‘Neuroenhancing Drugs”, she claims that the use of neuroenhancing drugs should not be banned that the decision to take neuroenhancing drugs should be a personal choice made after considering the benefits and risks. Talbot utilizes the personal experiences of Alex’s, an anonymous student, with Adderall to illustrate the advantages and challenges he faced while on the drug. Additionally, Talbot mentions a research study headed by Sean McCabe that illustrated the percentage of undergraduate students that use neuroenhancing drugs and the common traits of people who are most likely to use neuroenhancing drugs. McCabe’s study supports Talbot’s point that several people, that are typically
