17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Timothy C. May writes:
From what I've read--and I'm no expert, having long had essentially the _opposite_ of "attention deficit disorder," assuming it really even exists!--most children getting Ritalin are just being sedated.
Speed is not a sedative. Ritalin is amphetamine, not a barbituate. For most people, its like drinking lots of coffee -- it seriously increases attention and lowers your ability to sleep.
Behavior control in its purest form. While the kids stop their wandering attention and constant physical motions, it's because they're in a mental fog, just one step away from drooling.
Thats not what Ritalin does to *anyone*. If anything, amphetamines are abused by people who want to remain awake and alert. Perry