Here is More on Ritalin as an addictive drug

 Here is more information on Ritalin as an addictive drug like I promised. This Link is actually a newsletter published by the University of Utah. What I have learned from taking a look at this newsletter is Ritalin is not addictive to the children who are prescribed it. The drug can become addictive as a recreational drug, or if taken in high doses. The cause for this is, Ritalin has the same structure as cocaine. The two drugs are very similar. There were also studies that showed a link between adults with ADHD and addiction to cocaine. Children that took Ritalin as a child, and stopped taking it when they became an adult, are more likely to become addicted to cocaine. Since Cocaine and Ritalin are similar drugs, adults with ADHD find that they are calm and focused after cocaine and thus become addicted to using it.

Check out the Newsletter in the link below

 http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/issues/ritalin.html

Genetic Science Learning Center (1969, December 31) Ritalin and Cocaine: The Connection and the Controversy. Learn.Genetics. Retrieved May 31, 2012, from http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/issues/ritalin.html