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		makmanalp on Sept 13, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nootropics – The Facts About “Smart Drugs” > A study in Nature found that an average of 7% (with a range up to 25%) of US college students have used a nootropic at some point in their careers. http://singularityhub.com/2009/10/06/should-students-be-test... What would you bet that ivys have a higher rate than average too? :)

ConceptJunkie on Sept 13, 2012 [–]

Seeing as how the article considers (and rightly so) caffeine as a nootropic, I'd say the numbers are probably more like 70% rather than 7%.

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