On Aug 09 01:15 96, Armand Haine of 3:800/809 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
JC>>    After all, Ritalin (speed) can become addictive quite easily...
JS>> I have never heard of anyone who had withdrawal symptoms when not
JS>> taking Ritalin.  If Ritalin were addictive, people with AD(H)D would
JS>> not have to be reminded to take their medication.
AH> I'm not quite sure what you meant by this.  Surely any drug that is
AH> addictive would make the person want or need take it.  Can this be said,
AH> say, for cocaine, opium, alcohol?  If the drug/medication benefits the
AH> person, they would have to remember to take it.
I meant, quite simply, that all of the evidence suggests that Ritalin is NOT 
addictive.
Jerry Schwartz
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