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[Sherlock Holmes/Limitless] What would happen if Sherlock Holmes took NZT-48?

Would it enhance his deductive skills even more, or would it have little to no effect since he's such a genius anyways? I remember someone saying that it works better if you're already smart.
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Holmes mind is operating at close to the limits of human cognition. NZT-48 allows you to operate an order of magnitude beyond. Holmes' already exemplary deductive skills would become so fine as to appear psychic.

The real issue is that he would quickly, and irrecoverably, become addicted.

Holmes already uses cocaine, both medicinally and recreationally. It gives him an extra bump when he's having trouble with a case, and lifts him up when his melancholy gets him down. Watson has had to intervene in Holmes' drug habits on more than one occasion.

NZT-48 would be the best thin Holmes ever snorted. He would be an absolute fiend, ingesting as much as he could, as quickly as he could.

And it would kill him. NZT-48 is fatal, eventually, and the vast majority of users were not, despite the cognitive advantages it provides, smart enough to figure out how to mitigate its negative effects. Nothing about Holmes' personality suggests moderation, and NZT-48 would almost certainly be fatal to him.