[polyfractal]

Furthermore, the article author is really stretching it with this statement:

"Generally, the comparison states that amphetamines are bad for you and that Modafinil is not as bad because it "works differently", but there is probably more overlap than the proponents of Modafinil would like you to think."

This has nothing to do with "proponents of Modafinil" - they work in different ways on the pharmacological level. The mechanism of modafinil is still being analyzed but it has been shown fairly conclusively that they operate differently.

[swombat]

Actually, I remember reading an article (on HN no less) that said that some studies had found that actually Modafinil worked similarly to amphetamines. Unfortunately I can't find the link for it anymore...