Ritalin
Americannoun
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Treatment typically involved a prescription for a stimulant, such as Ritalin, but parents weren’t thrilled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Some doctors might recommend switching to another A.D.H.D. drug like Ritalin or Vyvanse.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
He struggled with ADD, was prescribed Ritalin in the third grade and found school difficult, said his mother, Laura Bushnell, who described him as “mind-blowingly intelligent” but “not exactly normal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2021
The dispute involved an article about the advantages of prescribing the Novartis drug Ritalin to treat children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2019
Whole families consume hours of this visual Ritalin, hypnotized by cheap scenery built to resemble unattainable riches.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
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