[Feb 06, 97 - 18:26] John Pummill of 1:123/30 wrote to Mark Probert:
MP>> Ritalin, DAS et al have been on the market for >20 year
MP>> *Ritalin >40
MP>> years) and there is no evidence of any nonreversible long
MP>> term effects.
JP>  I did not know its applications were that old. My understanding of these 
JP> conditions is the diagnosis are like 10 to 15 years old.
AD(H)D is a relatively new label, but thirty or more years ago kids were 
labelled "hyperactive" and known to have a paradoxical reaction to some 
stimulants.
Jerry Schwartz
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