2009, p. 46). For this very reason, I believe that these types of drugs should only be prescribed to children as a last resort.
Ritalin was first introduced as a treatment for ADHD in 1960, but the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a paper in 1995, stating that, “Methylphenidate is a Schedule II central nervous system stimulant and shows many of the pharmacological effects of amphetamines, metamphetamine, and cocaine” (Baughman & Hovey, 2006, p. 2). It is obvious that these drugs…
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