America desperately needs more air traffic controllers

Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by Aurornis on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:54AM (#42944395)

> Some of those meds seem perfect for this job, putting you in a very mellow, but focused state.

Many drugs, especially some anxiety medications, produce false feelings of sobriety.

I can’t believe I have to write this, but: Feeling mellow and focused from drugs does not mean you’re okay to perform well at mentally demanding or safety-critical tasks like driving or directing air traffic.

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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by stevage on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @01:35AM (#42944713)

These hypotheses seem eminently testable. Give people (with and without underlying conditions) these drugs, test their performance. Rather than simply prohibiting entire categories of drugs.

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Re:America desperately needs more air traffic controllers by dwaltrip on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @01:50AM (#42944829)

This has been done already.

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