Ritalin
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
By the time kids diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder meet with clinical psychologist Mary O'Connor, they have often been taking multiple medications or unusually high doses of stimulants like Ritalin.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 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
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 Vaknin, Samuel
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