Ritalin: Sources Of Prescription Drug Abuse

Ritalin is the common name for methylphidate, classified as a schedule II narcotic. Ritalin is easily abused by teens and is easy to build a tolerance toward. By 2006, 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs. The price runs from $1 or $2 dollars at school to sometimes $20 dollars a pill on the black market. It was noted by the “Pharmaceutical products diverted from legitimate channels are the only sources of methylphenidate available for abuse.
Some short term effects are: Loss of appetite , Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body temp, Dilation of pupils, Irregular sleep patterns, Bizarre, erotic, and sometimes violent behavior, Nausea,
Hallucinations, hyperexcitability, irritability, Panic & psychosis, Convulsions, seizures
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