Ritalin Essay, Research Paper

Ritalin is a drug used to quell HYPERCATIVE

children and perk up the inattentive. Six times as

much ritalin was used in 1995 than in 1990

according to statistics. However the latest

research has found out that only two and a half

times the ritalin has been used in 1995. Since

ritalin is a drug that can be abused therefore there

is a limit set by the agencies. The drug agency

figures 22,950 pounds of ritalin was used 1995

and that only 3,897 pounds of ritalin was used in

1990. The reason for the increased numbers of

people is that more people use it each day and

most of the people who use it go through

elementary school high school and college with it.

Another reason for the increasing numbers is that

not to many people get off the drug. Adults take

ritalin too. Dr. Safer stated that 90% of the

parents of the children say that the ritalin has

helped there son in school. Dr. Safer also said that

"most kids with learning problems have problems

with retention too." I would take ritalin if I though

it helped me because so far there are no real side

affects and it seems to be helping a lot of people.

Facts 1. Ritalin has helped most kids. 2. There has

been a great increase in the usage of ritalin. 3.

Ritalin is an addictive drug. 4. Ritalin quells

hyperactive children. 5. The outcomes of ritalin so

far seem to be on the positive side. WORDS 1.

Hyperactive – excessively active.