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Describes the medical uses of the prescription drug Ritalin, the problems presented by overprescribing it, its potential for abuse, and ways to prevent such abuse.
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Today 2.5 million U.S. kids and adults have a prescription for Ritalin. Much of it ends up on the streets as a drug of abuse.
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THE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION LIBRARY
Ritalin: Its Use and Abuse
Eileen Beal
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. New York
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This book could not have been written without the help of thewonderful information gods and goddesses at the Cleveland Heights/University Heights Library in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. I thank all the people who did reference and Internet searches, made calls, checked sources, confirmed name spellings and addresses, and were always readyeven at five minutes to nine PMto go that extra step to get the facts.
Ritalin is a registered trademark of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
The people pictured in this book are only models. They in no way practice or endorse the activities illustrated. Captions serve only to explain the subjects of photographs and do not in any way imply a connection between the real-life models and the staged situations.
Published in 1999 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
First Edition
Copyright 1999 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beal, Eileen. Ritalin: its use and abuse / Eileen Beal. p. cm. (The drug abuse prevention library) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Describes the medical uses of the prescription drug Ritalin, the problems presented by overprescribing it, its potential for abuse, and ways to prevent such abuse. ISBN 0-8239-2775-X (lib. bdg.) 1. Methylphenidate hydrochloride. 2. Attention-deficit hyperac tivity disorderChemotherapy. 3. TeenagersDrug use. 4. Chil drenDrug use. [1. Methylphenidate hydrochloride. 2. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 3. Drugs.] I. Title. II. Series. RJ506.H9B43 1999 616.85'89061dc21 98-27089 CIP AC
Manufactured in the United States of America
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Contents
Introduction
6
Chapter 1
What Is Ritalin?
9
Chapter 2
Ritalin: Helpful or Harmful?
13
Chapter 3
Making Tough Choices
20
Chapter 4
Ritalin Addiction: Fact and Fiction
28
Chapter 5
When Ritalin Is Abused
32
Chapter 6
Living with a Prescription for Ritalin
42
Chapter 7
Knowing How to Say No
51
Glossary
58
Where to Go for Help
60
For Further Reading
62
Index
63
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Introduction
"When I was in eighth grade, I found out I had ADDattention deficit disorder," remembers Karl, a high-school junior. "My doctor suggested Ritalin to help manage my ADD, but I wasn't sure at first. I decided to give it a try, and the results were great. School seemed easier. My grades got better. I made friends.
"But word got around that I was taking Ritalin. People started bugging me for it. That's when I discovered that my medication worked two ways. For me, it helped my problem a lot. But people without ADD could get high on it. I didn't know what to do."
Doctors are prescribing Ritalin, or the drug methylphenidate (meh-thal-FEH-na-DAYT), its generic equivalent, to more children and teenagers than ever. Today 2.5 million children and adults in the United States alone have prescriptions for Ritalin.
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Ritalin is a prescription drug. Children and teenagers take it in pill form to treat two major disordersattention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Ritalin can help them concentrate, improve school performance, and make relationships easier.
However, the decision to take Ritalin is not an easy one. Ritalin may cause uncomfortable side effects in some people. Those taking the drug may also feel embarrassed, ashamed, or angry that they need it. Even worse, they may become targets for people who want to abuse Ritalin.
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