Recent news on Ritalin

That's not what I meant by 'chemistry practical'  -  25 May 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...to being prescribed drugs such as Prozac or Ritalin - or speed - to modify their behaviour, pills to pep up grades could become increasingly common.

How We Learned to Start Worrying and Hate the Bomb  -  25 May 2007
ZNet,How can you truly blame athletes for trying to be better in a performance enhancing culture of Viagra for randy seniors, Ritalin for high school students,

Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey  -  25 May 2007
Rocky Mountain News,...exhibits itself as attention-deficit (hyperactivity) disorder, prompting parents to put their increasingly agitated, contaminated children on Ritalin.

Man blames ADHD for violent attack  -  25 May 2007
Ninemsn,The court heard Sanders had since started taking Ritalin and his behaviour had improved dramatically. Judge Helen O'Sullivan described the attack as

Diary of a durian  -  25 May 2007
Ha'aretz,A perfect combination of Valium and Ritalin, with the taste of tropical drinks of the kind you get in the morning in Sinai, at "lean-to temperature.

Looking for God in All the Wrong Places  -  May 22, 2007
Reason Online,The subjects were randomly chosen to receive either psilocybin or Ritalin, a stimulant with a similar duration and effect on mood.

Will a New HBO Documentary Keep You Up at Night?  -  May 23, 2007
TV GuideBut one interesting thing I found when talking to several doctors is that what is often diagnosed as hyperactivity in children and treated with Ritalin may

Ritalin overdiagnosed, expert  -  May 6, 2007
Daily Telegraph,AN ADHD and Ritalin expert believes that Australian kids are overdiagnosed and drugged, but the syndrome is very real and sufferers need help to properly

ADHD guru quits over Ritalin link  -  May 4, 2007
Daily Telegraph,Mr Abbott said it was "not a good look" that Dr Efron was on the advisory boards of Novartis, which makes the controversial drug Ritalin, and Eli Lilly,

NSW to review Ritalin use  -  May 1, 2007
Daily Telegraph,Health Minister Reba Meagher also reiterated a call for a national review into the use of Ritalin for troubled children. The NSW review follows comments by

Doctors shun Ritalin inquiry  -  May 2, 2007
Daily Telegraph,A NSW government inquiry into the use of Ritalin on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been dismissed by doctors as a

Top-level alarm over Ritalin  -  May 1, 2007
NEWS.com.au,The move follows accusations by Judge Paul Conlon, revealed by The Daily Telegraph, that doctors had created a generation of Ritalin children now committing

Medical experts defend Ritalin for ADHD sufferers  -  Apr 26, 2007
ABC Online,ELEANOR HALL: Medical experts have defended the use of the prescription drug Ritalin to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, after a New South

State govt launches Ritalin probe  -  May 1, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,The NSW government will launch a statewide investigation into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) amid warnings doctors are creating a "Ritalin

Adult Ritalin prescriptions jump: study  -  May 1, 2007
2GB News,A federal report into Ritalin has found there's been a big jump in the number of prescriptions - but it's not children who are being diagnosed.

READING, WRITING, ARITHMETIC AND RITALIN  -  Apr 28, 2007
NewsWithViews.com,Generally it is boys who are subjected to Ritalin in the early years. Ritalin is a class II controlled substance and it is in the same drug class as heroin

Hopes up for dealing with ADHD  -  May 22, 2007
Parramatta Sun,Westmead said that general practitioners would be able to provide tailored treatments for individuals rather than a single method, such as Ritalin.

The Ritalin debate  -  May 1, 2007
Parramatta Sun,The drug Ritalin has come under fire during the past week, but a Westmead doctor has defended its use on children with attention deficit hyperactivity

Ritalin epidemic overpowering  -  Apr 26, 2007
NEWS.com.au,THE GOVERNMENT must hold a national inquiry into the ADHD epidemic and the long-term effects of giving powerful stimulants like Ritalin to thousands of

Judge Concerned Over Ritalin Crimes  -  Apr 25, 2007
All Headline NewsSydney, Australia (AHN) - A New South Wale Judge has voiced his concerns over Ritalin prescriptions after he claims to be loosing count of ADHD offenders.

'Ritalin kids' in wave of violence: judge  -  Apr 25, 2007
Ninemsn,Judge Paul Conlon told The Daily Telegraph the over-prescription of Ritalin and other powerful stimulants for those with attention deficit hyperactivity

Judge's comments disputed by Ritalin advocates  -  Apr 27, 2007
Newstalk ZB,Judge Paul Conlon from New South Wales claims doctors are being irresponsible in freely prescribing Ritalin to children with the disorder.

Ritalin better than ADHD  -  Apr 25, 2007
Daily Telegraph,THE consequences of leaving severe ADHD untreated is much worse than prescribing medication such as Ritalin, doctors say.

Ritalin concerns  -  Apr 26, 2007
Sky News Australia,A 25 fold increase in prescription of Ritalin over the past 15 years is being blamed on doctors who fork out the medication too freely.

Talk, talk everywhere, and not a word to say  -  May 21, 2007
Virginian Pilot,I moved from seat to seat like a fourth-grader in need of Ritalin. At first, I was. trying to escape the yammerers. After a while, I was searching for

Better grades at the risk of health: is the trade-off worthwhile?  -  May 7, 2007
Daily Times,One such drug is Ritalin, which has currently been under much scrutiny due to its negative side effects. Ritalin is often prescribed to children with

Internet Drug Pushing Up Again  -  May 18, 2007
WebMDMay 18, 2007 – Since last year, 135% more web sites advertise prescription drugs such as Xanax, Vicodin, and Ritalin, and 7% more sites offer to sell the

Finals Week Means Popping Pills  -  May 11, 2007
PsychCentral.com,Ritalin, appears to be the latest drug of choice among sleep-deprived students , according to University of Florida researchers.

Smart drugs for straight As  -  May 13, 2007
Times Online,Ritalin, best known as a treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, improves concentration and the ability to plan, perhaps appealing to adults

Killer seeks parole 20 years after crime  -  May 17, 2007
Berkshire Eagle,He was convicted of second-degree murder after the jury rejected his defense that he was insane and pushed over the edge by Ritalin, a drug used to calm

Vacation from medication  -  May 16, 2007
The Wichita Eagle,The Daytrana patch is a slow-release form of methylphenidate, better known by its other brand name, Ritalin. Worn on the hip, it helps ease symptoms of

OPINION LINE  -  May 18, 2007
The Wichita Eagle,Put the teachers who are in the union on Ritalin, and bring God back into our schools. The city of Wichita needs to rein in its district advisory board

Child killer's parole urged  -  May 16, 2007
Boston Globe,She pointed out that during his 1988 trial, he argued that he had been mentally ill and that later he blamed use of the drug Ritalin for treatment of

Judge condemns ADHD explosion  -  Apr 25, 2007
NEWS.com.au,A NSW judge has slammed doctors for creating a generation of Ritalin kids now committing violent crimes and coming before the courts.

Muskego Middle Schooler Snorted Drugs  -  May 15, 2007
WTMJ-TV,Doctors prescribed Adderall and Ritalin for Jordan’s attention deficit disorder. Medical use turned to dangerous abuse.

Top judge slams ADHD explosion  -  Apr 25, 2007
NEWS.com.au,A NSW judge has slammed doctors for creating a generation of 'Ritalin kids' now committing violent crimes and coming before the courts.

ADHD drugs  -  May 7, 2007
Bombala Times,In fact, a street name for Ritalin is the ‘poor man's cocaine' and there are stories of kids who have been prescribed these drugs, selling them to their

Sony To Smoke Less Money Next Year  -  May 17, 2007
PC WorldThe company that's been rolling yen-and-dollar stogies like George Burns on Ritalin is looking at $413 million in short change over its next fiscal year,

- John Gormley TD, 24th February 2007  -  Apr 30, 2007
Politics.ie,Kinkel had been prescribed both Prozac and Ritalin. Patrick Purdy, 25, in 1989 opened fire on a school yard filled with children in Stockton, Calif.

Ritalin epidemic overpowering  -  26 Apr 2007
NEWS.com.au,THE GOVERNMENT must hold a national inquiry into the ADHD epidemic and the long-term effects of giving powerful stimulants like Ritalin to thousands of

Prescribing a problem: Part five  -  26 Apr 2007
DU The Duquesne Duke,In 1999, the International Narcotics Control Board reported that the United States used 90 percent of the world’s Ritalin – more than five times the rest of

Our Broken Mental Health System  -  26 Apr 2007
Bay Area Indymedia,...mentally ill: All you have to do is squirm in your fourth grade seat and you're likely to be hit with the label of ADD and a prescription for Ritalin.

US PSYCH: Atypical Antipsychotic Medication Cuts Behavioral ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Psychiatric Times,Dr. Scahill's group also conducted a study of the stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin) for pervasive developmental disorder with hyperactivity.

Today's business headlines  -  26 Apr 2007
WA Business News (subscription),Page 1: A NSW judge has slammed doctors for creating a generation of violent children by prescribing the ADHD drug Ritalin, which has seen a 25-fold

Global Warming Update  -  26 Apr 2007
RushLimbaugh.com (subscription),If you ask that question, you may send people out to the drugstore for Paxil and lithium and Ritalin, all this. You're going to ruin their days!

Virginia massacre forces us to reflect on escalating violence  -  26 Apr 2007
Eastern Arizona Courier,2006 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Experts say psychiatric drugs linked to long list of school ...  -  Apr 22, 2007
WorldNetDaily,Kinkel had been prescribed both Prozac and Ritalin. Patrick Purdy, 25, in 1989 opened fire on a school yard filled with children in Stockton, Calif.

Diet pills: Dying to be slim  -  Apr 23, 2007
Daily Mail,These include Ritalin, which is meant to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children, but which also has the side-effect of

Not enough youth prescribed Ritalin for ADHD: study  -  Apr 10, 2007
CBC News,Ritalin may not be prescribed enough to Atlantic Canadian youth who may need it, a new study from a researcher at Dalhousie University suggests.

Beyond Ritalin and still within reach  -  Mar 27, 2007
Ha'aretz,..."Ritalin can help attention disorders, but not necessary learning disabilities," explains Dr. Tami Moses, director of the Nitzan multidisciplinary center.

Teens accused of trafficking Ritalin  -  Mar 29, 2007
Nashua Telegraph (subscription),NASHUA - Two Nashua High School North students were arrested Tuesday, one for selling Ritalin and the other for buying it, police reported.

What was he on?  -  Apr 23, 2007
Los Angeles Daily News,Kip Kinkel of the Springfield, Ore., shooting was on Ritalin and Prozac. Jason Hoffman of the 2001 high-school shooting in El Cajon was on two

Ped Med: Medicines for autism symptoms  -  Apr 20, 2007
Science Daily (press release)The more common pharmaceutical aids include anti-depressants like Prozac for anxiety and depression, stimulants like Ritalin for hyperactivity and

Audio technology of I-drugs simulates highs  -  Apr 22, 2007
Northern Star Online,I remember watching news specials about college students using sleeping pills or Ritalin to stay awake, but now the reality might become students pumping up

Jordan Raskopoulos: The Adventures of the Man With the Dominant Claw  -  Apr 22, 2007
The Age,It's as though it has been devised by and for those who have yet to establish their optimal Ritalin dosage. It's peculiar. It's also pretty funny.

Sever Your Finger or Listen to Michael "Savage?" You Make The Call  -  Apr 18, 2007
AOL News Newsbloggers,What I liked was Doc Weiner's segue into his crusade to keep his own children off Ritalin. He said "they" wanted to put his kids on Ritalin because his kids

The final chapter of ‘the move’  -  Apr 22, 2007
Langley Times,Two small children under the age of six, along with a mouthy bird and a cat who has been on Ritalin for half her life, wasn’ta good mix for a week-long trek

The trouble with ADHD  -  Apr 9, 2007
The Canberra Times,When Jack was diagnosed with ADHD and went on to Ritalin, it was agonising. "I can't tell you how many tears I shed," Susan says.

F. Scott Fitzgerald  -  Apr 11, 2007
ChronicleHerald.ca,Just a small fraction of Atlantic Canadian adolescents are being prescribed Ritalin, a Halifax researcher has found. And given the number of kids her study

ADHD drugs concern judge  -  Apr 19, 2007
Illawarra Mercury,Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drugs like Ritalin, while issuing his judgment for a 20-year-old man convicted of assault and an indecent act.

Details about Hainstock's life told at Weston shooting hearing  -  Apr 18, 2007
Wisconsin State Journal,Beyer said Hainstock was diagnosed with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder when he was 4 and was treated, off and on, with Ritalin to calm

Prescribing a problem: Part Two  -  Mar 28, 2007
DU The Duquesne Duke,Their desire to score higher and perform better leads them to take drugs like Adderall and Ritalin. But the results they anticipate can come with more

A 'pill for every ill' culture  -  Apr 5, 2007
Tallahassee Democrat,...''I don't know what to do,'' cries the father in the play during an argument about whether to give his son Ritalin. ''I just want him to be . . . a happy

Mad Dog" Murdoch to Teach a Generation How To Read The News  -  Apr 19, 2007
Gizmodo.com,Tickled with the fact that there are over 100 million users of his MySpace networking site, but irked that members of the Ritalin generation only spend like

Preventing athletic abuse  -  Apr 23, 2007
N.C. State University Technician Online,..."Student-athletes are students and may need drugs for health reasons such as Ritalin," Wilfert said. "Ritalin is banned, but if a student shows

Study: drug abuse on the rise  -  Apr 18, 2007
RU Daily Targum (subscription),The abuse of stimulant prescription drugs - such as Ritalin and Adderall - are on the rise among college students, according to a study issued in March by

An American Tragedy  -  Apr 18, 2007
Capitol Hill Blue,We must stop drugging our kids with Prozac and Ritalin as it changes the chemistry in their brains. Many articles have been written on this subject but when

Timeline: Speeding Through the Ages  -  Apr 13, 2007
U.S. News & World Report,2004 - Lynette, one of ABC's Desperate Housewives, took one of her four children's Ritalin so she could get everything done.

Cohen plugged in to the perfect outlet  -  Apr 13, 2007
Ventura County Star (subscription),After her son's teacher suggested Ritalin to calm his active nature, Doris Cohen decided gymnastics was a healthier option.

ADHD drug earns subsidy despite suicidal side effects  -  Apr 12, 2007
The Australian,University of NSW ADHD specialist Florence Levy said stimulant drugs such as Ritalin were not suitable for about 10 to 20 per cent of children with the

The coarsening of our culture  -  Apr 17, 2007
Ottawa Citizen (subscription),She's looking like a rhinoceros on Ritalin and the caption underneath says, "If I wanted to be smarter, I'd watch a book."

Second charge means prison  -  Mar 29, 2007
Regina Leader-Post (subscription),22, after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana and Ritalin for the purpose of trafficking. She was released from custody to serve her sentence in the

Thinking outside the hot box  -  Apr 5, 2007
The Gazette,Ritalin and alcohol, while legal, have potentially deadly side-effects on the heart and liver, respectively. On the other hand, marijuana has fewer

Study links illegal stimulant use to increased risk of stroke  -  Apr 4, 2007
UT The Daily Texan,Amphetamines include speed, Adderall and Ritalin. Adderall and Ritalin are the only drugs we see an increase in use of. About 4 percent of students said

ADHD Power Hour: Upsets Edition  -  Apr 9, 2007
Sports Central,Once I got back and enrolled at the University of Arizona's Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques program and started taking my Ritalin like a good boy,

Baseball 2007: The fire within  -  Mar 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,LaRoche had tried Ritalin, the medicine he knew would be prescribed, two years earlier while playing winter ball in Puerto Rico, and it made him nervous and

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