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The Myth of the Ritalin-Popping American Teen
A new study finds that not all teens are "on something". Can we now stop exaggerating mental illness in this age group?
Study: Ritalin May Reverse the Effects of Anesthesia
Ritalin (methylphenidate), the stimulant drug commonly used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, may speed recovery from anesthesia, according to...
Staying Sharp: 5 Guilt-Filled Days on the Big R, for Ritalin
It wasn't until I was in the limo being whisked to the studio that it occurred to me that it was probably a bad idea to go on live TV under the influence of...
Status Report: Getting Hyper About Ritalin
An FDA advisory panel last week recommended adding the agency's strongest possible safety warning for Ritalin and other popular attention-deficit drugs. Here's...
Getting Hyper About Ritalin
Slapping a "black box" warning on a prescription drug is not an action that the Food and Drug Administration takes lightly. So when an FDA advisory committee...
The Age of Ritalin: Rx: A Shelf Load Of Books
Lawrence Diller's Running On Ritalin is the book most people are talking about these days, but it's hardly the only one out there. In the past 18 months a flurry...
New Ritalin Ad Blitz Makes Parents Jumpy
In Sheila Matthews' view, it was a heartening event for the back-to-school season: the signing of a law in Connecticut that she and others hope will relieve the...
Ritalin: Mom's Little Helper
When most people hear the word Ritalin, they think of little boys: waist-high hellions throwing spitballs and punches, requiring pills to control themselves...
Ritalin for Toddlers
Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as anybody who has been within shouting distance of a schoolyard in the past 10 years knows, was the pediatric...
The Age of Ritalin: How Does It Work?
For a drug that's been used for more than a half-century, we know surprisingly little about how Ritalin acts on the brain or why it helps children with...
