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NEWS ABOUT: Ritalin

Ritalin stories: 9 news summaries

(AP) - Calls to poison control centers about teens abusing attention-deficit drugs soared 76% over eight years, a new study shows, highlighting the dangerous consequences of prescription abuse. The calls were from worried parents, emergency room doctors, and others seeking advice on how to deal with side-effects of ADHD drugs, which can... More »

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ADHD • study • prescription drugs • drug abuse • Ritalin

ADHD Drugs Linked
to Teen Sudden Death

Children, teens who died suddenly likelier to have been on meds that those killed in car crashes

Jun 16, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study suggests that taking ADHD drugs like Ritalin puts young people at a higher risk of sudden cardiac death, WebMd reports. Children in the study who died suddenly and inexplicably were six to seven times likelier to have been taking ADHD medication containing stimulants. More »

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ADHD • prescription drugs • cardiac arrest • Ritalin • teenager • attention deficit disorder

OPINION

 Drug Trials a Lot Like Reality TV 


May 14, 09 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Only one couple from The Bachelor has actually gotten married. No Apprentice winner has become fabulously wealthy. American Idol produced Taylor Hicks. Reality shows don’t always make good on their real-world promises, and in that way, they’re a lot like clinical drug trials, writes pediatrician Darshak Sanghavi in... More »

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reality TV • American Idol • ADHD • pharmaceutical industry • clinical trials • Ritalin • The Bachelor • The Apprentice • Taylor Hicks

More Students Get Fix From Study Drugs

Adderall, Ritalin used
to boost concentration despite health risks

Feb 7, 09 2:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Attention-deficit disorder drugs such as Adderall and Ritalin are gaining popularity on college campuses as an easy way for students to knuckle down, NPR reports. The drugs offer a “perfect kind of transition into a study mentality,” says one student, and can make work more pleasurable. But they’... More »

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Adderall • drug addiction • study • college • university • prescription drugs • student • drug abuse • Ritalin

GLOSSIES

Legal or Not, Bottled Smarts Are Here to Stay

Safer, cheaper drugs will quell dissidents, scientists argue

Jan 7, 09 6:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The case is stacking up in favor of "smart pills," memory- and alertness-boosting prescription drugs already used by fighter pilots, corporate execs, and students for a cognitive edge, writes Maia Szalavitz in Time. Proponents say legalization debates are moot at this point—"the genie is already out... More »

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memory • Adderall • science • legalization • Ritalin • attention • cognitive enhancement

Legalize Ritalin-Like Drugs
as Brain Boosters: Experts

But Will Employers Turn into Pushers?

Dec 11, 08 9:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Attention-disorder drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall are becoming so commonly used for the off-label purpose of gaining a mental edge that they should be legalized for such use, says a team of neuroscientists and ethicists. They make their case in Nature, arguing that laws "should be adjusted to... More »

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ethics • Adderall • drugs • legalization • Ritalin • performance-enhancing drugs

Forget Sugar; That Dye Can't Be Good for You

Weighing link to kids' hyperactivity, FDA mulls ban on artificial colors

Oct 13, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA is weighing a ban on a handful of artificial food dyes in the face of mounting evidence that some of the chemical compounds trigger hyperactivity in children, reports the Los Angeles Times. "The safety testing on these [dyes] was done 30 to 50 years ago," says... More »

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banned foods • food allergies • ADD • Ritalin • Food and Drug Administration • natural food

Pre-Drug Heart Checks Urged for ADHD Kids

Ritalin and other stimulants carry slight risk of cardiac trouble

Apr 22, 08 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Children with ADHD should have their hearts checked for abnormalities before starting treatment with Ritalin or other stimulants, the American Heart Association warns. Serious heart problems have occurred in only a small fraction of the millions of children being treated for ADHD, but the group's experts say it's enough for... More »

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ADHD • children • cardiac arrest • Ritalin • heart health

Number of Baseball Players Taking ADD Drugs Spikes

Ban on amphetamines seen as obvious factor

Jan 16, 08 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Since baseball's 2006 ban on amphetamines, the number of players claiming to have Attention Deficit Disorder and obtaining prescriptions for stimulant drugs has nearly quadrupled from 28 to 103, reports the Associated Press. The MLB anti-performance enhancing policy gives the players exemptions on certain drugs, including Ritalin and Adderall, if... More »

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Adderall • drugs • MLB • baseball • Mitchell Report • ADD • Ritalin • amphetamines

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