News tagged with 'Ritalin'

ADHD may have less to do with willful defiance or inattention and more to do with lacking dopamine in the brain, specifically in the areas that govern reward and motivation, this study finds.

Calls coming into poison control centers around the country jumped 76 percent over a seven-year period, reporting teens having a bad reaction to drugs used to treat ADHD, this study finds. That jump roughly corresponds with the sharp rise in the prescription use of these stimulants in children and teens.

Young people in Eastern Iowa appear to be overdosing on prescription drugs for ADHD. About 2.5 million kids are on the stimulants, with use increasing, despite a recently published article that suggests a link between the medications and sudden cardiac death. 

A newly released study suggests there may be a link between the use of stimulant medications prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD, and sudden cardiac death in healthy children. But the FDA says due to limited data, children should not stop taking these drugs.

Brain boosters, stimulants such as ritalin, are increasingly being used on campus and at work. Some experts think they actually serve a role to enhance learning and can be used responsibly, while others warn they are a dangerous precedent.  

Drugs used to control Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are becoming evermore popular, but not necessarily among doctors. ADD drugs are increasingly sold on the black market and the number of unprescribed users is soaring. Popular ADD drugs include Adderall and Ritalin-"vitamin r" to many college users. Experts say y

Ritalin, a drug once considered a "quick fix" for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may actually cause permanent cerebral changes in children who use it. Researchers at the University of Buffalo are comparing Ritalin's long-term effects on children to the effects of amphetamines and cocain

Responding to overwhelming requests for advice in treating attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the American Academy of Pediatrics recently announced its first treatment guidelines on the subject. The Academy suggests that a combination of behavior techniques and medications such as Ritalin may be effectiv

Just as state legislatures are restricting schools from recommending emotional and behavioral medications for problem children, drug companies are aiming huge marketing campaigns directly at parents. Many families rely on drugs such as Ritalin to control their children. In 2000, pharmacists dispensed nearly 20 millio

A class action lawsuit brought against drug manufacturer Novartis AG has recently been dismissed. According to Texas Federal judge Hilda Tagle, the plaintiffs failed to fully support their claim that the pharmaceutical company conspired with psychiatrists to over-prescribe Ritalin. Ritalin is an anti-hyperactivi

Recent reports reveal that school children are abusing Ritalin at an alarming rate. According to one Drug Enforcement Agent, children "use it as a party drug, they crush it up and snort it. Some of them refer to it as kiddy cocaine." Ritalin is a drug used to treat Attention Deficit - Hyperactivity Disorder, or "ADHD

The increasing number of class action lawsuits filed regarding the drug Ritalin has pharmaceutical industry officials worried. Some of the same plaintiffs' lawyers responsible for securing multi-million dollar settlements as part of the massive tobacco litigation have joined forces to litigate a myriad of issues surro

A Federal district court dismissed a suit against Novartis Corp., the manufacturer of the attention-deficit disorder drug Ritalin. The judge dismissed the case after ruling that the plaintiffs' claims were not stated with particularity. The lawsuit is one of many recently filed alleging that the pharmaceutical company

A new camera introduced at a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association that measures head movements of children while sitting through boring events may aid doctors in diagnosing ADHD, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder. OPTAx, as the camera is called, allows doctors to differentiate ADHD from other illnesse