Timothy C. May writes:
At 1:14 PM 7/7/96, Simon Spero wrote:
On Sat, 6 Jul 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
When the mother (a single mother, as this is California) drops her son off with my friend (also single, of course), she includes several "Ritalin" capsules with instructions on how to dose her son with this depressant/behavior modification drug.
Er... Tim... Ritalin is an amphetamine.
Whatever. It acts as a calmant/tranquilizer/depressant on many.
Only those who have ADD, which you claim doesn't exist.
(As with many drugs, there are apparently paradoxical effects. Alcohol is a downer for some, and upper for others.)
Alcohol is a CNS depressant for all. Lowering inhibitions tends to make people relax and "party", but it doesn't have particularly paradoxical effects. .pm