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Archae

(46,316 posts) Tue Jul 17, 2012, 11:19 PM Jul 2012

Just great. ABC news hyped a new pep pill.

It's called "Provigil."

Does such wonders!
Do more without sleep!

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Just great. ABC news hyped a new pep pill. (Original Post) Archae Jul 2012 OP

Hardly "new" Rosco T. Jul 2012 #1

ABC mentioned that. Archae Jul 2012 #2

Coming to a workplace near you. Zalatix Jul 2012 #3

Yup - hidden in the free coffee. Marie Marie Jul 2012 #5

would be nice to only need 3 or four hours of sleep could get much more done loli phabay Jul 2012 #6

we had black beauties for the same buzz spanone Jul 2012 #8

White crosses...hadn't though about them for years. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2012 #9

Bennies. Lint Head Jul 2012 #4

"I . . Gott . . A . . Gunn . . And . . .I'm . .Wired . .And . .Pissed . .Offf . . No . . Sleeep!" NBachers Jul 2012 #7

Rosco T.

(6,496 posts)

1. Hardly "new"

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 11:22 PM

Jul 2012

it's been around since 1998 as a treatment for the treatment of narcolepsy and sleep apnea.

Archae

(46,316 posts)

2. ABC mentioned that.

Reply to Rosco T. (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 11:25 PM

Jul 2012

But they couldn't stop hyping how great the drug was for keeping people awake and alert for 12-15, even 20 hours.

Zalatix

(8,994 posts)

3. Coming to a workplace near you.

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 11:27 PM

Jul 2012

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

5. Yup - hidden in the free coffee.

Reply to Zalatix (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 11:30 PM

Jul 2012

loli phabay

(5,580 posts)

6. would be nice to only need 3 or four hours of sleep could get much more done

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 11:33 PM

Jul 2012

spanone

(135,816 posts)

8. we had black beauties for the same buzz

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 12:09 AM

Jul 2012

or white crosses

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

9. White crosses...hadn't though about them for years.

Reply to spanone (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 12:24 AM

Jul 2012

But they made it easier to volunteer for double shifts back at Iowa Beef Processors back in the day. Saved on food expenses, too.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

4. Bennies.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 11:29 PM

Jul 2012

NBachers

(17,099 posts)

7. "I . . Gott . . A . . Gunn . . And . . .I'm . .Wired . .And . .Pissed . .Offf . . No . . Sleeep!"

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 12:02 AM

Jul 2012

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