The problems with cough syrup tend to stem from the fact that most (In Australia anyway) contain Pseudoephadrine, which has a mild amphetamine effect on most people. It assists with respitory action and also has the added bonus of making you feel quite good, useful if you've got the flu.
I say most people because a percentage of the population is super sensitive to pseudoephadrine and it makes them quite drowsy. Give me two codral non drowsy tablets (30 or 60mg pseudoephadrine, 16mg codine) and I turn into a complete zombie. Sudafed (Straight pseudoephadrine) makes me drowsy, combined with an opiate (codine) and every one thinks I'm stoned but not giggling much, no a real pleasant state...
I feel, the short duration of cocaine would reduce it's suitability for chess players. The officials might get annoyed at the players cutting up lines on the table between moves...
I beleive that a small dose of methamphetamine could be very benficial to a chess player. In my experience, if the correct dose is used, a general relaxed feeling comes over the user, as well as a feeling of confidence and speed of thought.
The increase in cognative speed and the general projected confidence could be extremely useful in a chess match.
You'd have to be very careful about the tendancy to over compensate though...
http://www.erowid.org has more information on various chemicals, some of which could be interesting in this discussion.
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The problems with cough syrup tend to stem from the fact that most (In Australia anyway) contain Pseudoephadrine, which has a mild amphetamine effect on most people. It assists with respitory action and also has the added bonus of making you feel quite good, useful if you've got the flu. I say most people because a percentage of the population is super sensitive to pseudoephadrine and it makes them quite drowsy. Give me two codral non drowsy tablets (30 or 60mg pseudoephadrine, 16mg codine) and I turn into a complete zombie. Sudafed (Straight pseudoephadrine) makes me drowsy, combined with an opiate (codine) and every one thinks I'm stoned but not giggling much, no a real pleasant state...
I feel, the short duration of cocaine would reduce it's suitability for chess players. The officials might get annoyed at the players cutting up lines on the table between moves...
I beleive that a small dose of methamphetamine could be very benficial to a chess player. In my experience, if the correct dose is used, a general relaxed feeling comes over the user, as well as a feeling of confidence and speed of thought.
The increase in cognative speed and the general projected confidence could be extremely useful in a chess match.
You'd have to be very careful about the tendancy to over compensate though...
http://www.erowid.org has more information on various chemicals, some of which could be interesting in this discussion.