Tipsters,
I don't usually bother the list until I've exhausted the on-line search
sources I have available to me. Well, I can't find anything either way on
this.
Background. My friend described how wonderful Ritalin was for his 7-year-old
grandson. He supported how great it was by saying how awful the kid was when
the drug "wore off." I couldn't help myself. I asked him to describe what
the
kid did when the Ritalin wore off. The more detail he gave, the more I found
myself thinking, "He's describing withdrawal."
So, my searches for Ritalin AND withdrawal turned up nothing. From a large
bibliography about Ritalin I found nothing that suggested there could be
withdrawal. Even the folks who are most critical of Ritalin never mention
anything about withdrawal.
So, am I just hypothesizing, no, better make that guessing? Maybe most of
the
people who give their kids Ritalin never goof up and have it wear off? I
would
think, given Ritalin's similarity to other drugs, some one would have
checked
on this.
Any references would be appreciated.
Al
Al L. Cone, Ph.D. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
6019 College Lane http://www.jc.edu/users/faculty/cone
Jamestown College
Jamestown, ND 58405
"Quality is undeniably, though not necessarily, related to class, not in its
nature but in its circumstances."
Barbara Tuchman (1980). The Decline of Quality, _The Times Magazine__
