However, Dr. Vocci responded that he and his colleagues were concerned about that possibility, but that they had found that cocaine and methamphetamine abusers who were given even high doses of modafinil under laboratory conditions didn't get high from it. “It doesn't seem to be as addicting as other drugs, and we haven't seen a problem with it in our patient population.”
Dr. Vocci disclosed serving as a paid consultant to multiple pharmaceutical companies; however, the fees go to the Friends Research Institute rather than to him personally.