In an article published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, Vince Cakic of the department of psychology at the University of Sydney said an increase in academic doping could spark routine urine tests for exam students.
However, he added that such a system would be almost impossible to enforce.
Smart drugs or "nootropics," are used to boost academic performance. Nootropics were designed to help people with cognitive problems, such as dementia and attention deficit disorder, but students are using them for a boost in brain power.
The non-medical use of some brain drugs is as high as 25 per cent on some US college campuses, Cakic claimed.
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