Word: physicians
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...private physician yesterday warned that the chief danger in using pep pills is not that a student's health may suffer, but that his grades will...
...physician said that the drugs are of doubtful value if a student is merely trying to stay awake because of an exam, since his ability to think may be so hampered that he will do poorly on "any exam which requires thought...
...chronic user, however, is not the one who suffers during exam period, the physician noted. He said that pep pills act differently on each individual, and that the pill which keeps one student alert may make another go blank completely during an exam. He added that this makes the drugs especially dangerous to the student who has never taken them and decides to give them a "one-shot trial...
...physician added that he doubts the value of pep pills, and by no means encourages their use. He said that on occasion he has given students placebos ("sugar pills") which proved more effective than benzedrine...
...staying awake, the physician recommended coffee or tea, neither of which causes an alteration of judgment. He said that "No-Dos" works the same way, but is no more effective than coffee...