The “illicit” use of Ritalin is on the rise in schools in North America: some of the young people who have been prescribed it sell tablets to their friends who, for their part, consume the drug to obtain an exciting or euphoric effect. . And a few powder it to inhale it, like cocaine, which would increase the “high”. In Massachusetts, research of 6,000 schoolchildren during the year 2000-2001 found that nearly 13% of upper secondary school children had used Ritalin without a prescription; in the first cycle, just over 4% of schoolchildren admitted having done the same.
We know that children start using drugs around the age of 12 and that they first indulge in what is most accessible to them. Ritalin, precisely, does not compromise by the type of network that a child may fear. And since so many of their boyfriends are lying around in their pockets (the doses should be taken every four hours), a few dollars is enough to get them, anytime.
Obviously, this medication has side effects that can be serious, including sleeplessness, increased heart rate and increased blood pressure. Each year in the United States, approximately 2,000 people present to a hospital emergency room after taking Ritalin, either alone or in combination with another drug. Half of the cases concern children under the age of 17.
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According to Associated Press, October 31, 2000
