A small study published in 2009 suggests Provigil may have some addictive potential. This goes against the common wisdom about the drug. More research is needed.

The Economist: Provigil and Ritalin really do enhance cognition in healthy people. Provigil, for example, adds the ability to remember an extra digit or so to an individual's working memory

Varsity newspaper: students and academics turn to Provigil and other drugs

One in five people who responded to a survey in Nature magazine, a technical bioscience journal, admitted to using prescription drugs to improve their memory, focus or concentration. Time magazine: Popping Smart Pills: The Case for Cognitive Enhancement

Soldiers Given Drugs to Enhance Performance

Nature survey finds widespread use of performance-enhancing prescription drugs.

Brain-boosting drugs spark ethical debate in UK

FDA monitoring cases of skin reactions associated with Provigil use.

Provigil to address of sleepiness from chronic shift work sleep disorder

Technology Review story on Brain Boosters

Some evidence that modafinil may have addictive potential

Modafinil occupies dopamine and norepinephrine transporters in vivo

Modafinil for atypical depression

Provigil tested for methamphetamine addiction treatment - Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 2006

UK army tested Provigil - BBC - Oct 2006

Sleeping in class is welcomed - Times of London - Sept 2006

A Dose Of Genius - 'Smart Pills' Are on The Rise. But Is Taking Them Wise? - June 2006

More on Provigil use for Brain Tumor patients - June 2006

Provigil Helps Brain Tumor Patients - June 2006

‘Smart pills’ are on rise, is taking them wise? - Washington Post article, June 2006

Sleep No More - article by Globe and Mail - April 2006

FDA Panel Opposes Use of Provigil to Treat ADHD in Children - March 2006

Modafinil Approved for Shift Work Sleep Disorder in Canada, Feb 2006

Provigil appears to work for hyperactivity, Feb 2006

UK Defense Ministry to test whether Provigil could be used to reduce the amount of sleep needed by servicemen, Feb 2005

Provigil To Stop Cocaine Dependency, Jan 2005

Provigil offers cocaine addicts hope, Jan 2005

Supercharging the Brain - The Economist, Sept 2004

Alertness pill seeks wider uses - New Scientist, October 2002

Sleepy Soldiers - Fort Detrick Standard, March 2003

Air Force testing new fatigue-combating drug Provigil - Fort Myer Pentagram, February, 2003

Strange Food for Thought - Christian Science Monitor story on Provigil and similar drugs, June 2004

New Drug Could Shows Promise for Sleepy Nation - Voice of America news, August 2004

Out of the Olympics - Banned for Modafinil - Jet, August, 2004

Running on Dope - Newsweek, May 2004

Drug keeps pilots awake - Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept 2004

Memory drugs create new ethical minefield - Wall Street Journal, Oct 2004

Sharper Minds - Los Angeles Times report - Dec, 2004

DARPA's program on preventing sleep deprivation

The Scotsman newspaper had a series of articles on first-hand experience with smart drugs on December 2, 2005.

Study Shows Sparlon Significantly Improves ADHD Symptoms - December 2005