On Aug 19 08:19 96, Lisa Gano of 1:239/600 wrote to Rachael Cooley:
LG> I have just moved recently and haven't unpacked my boxes of books and
LG> articles, buy one of the drug books (not sure if it was the PDR) stated
LG> that Ritalin could be addicting, but they also stated that it wasn't a
LG> physical addiction.  Don't misunderstand, I am not against Ritalin; I've
LG> seen it make a huge difference in both children and adults, but it
LG> appears that in some people there is the *possibility* of psychological
LG> addiction with long term use.
I don't think that's a proper use of the term: habituation is more like it, I 
believe.  Although either can lead to abuse, they are distinctly different.  
People will often say that they are "addicted" to coffee, bagels, chewing 
gum, bottled water, etc.  They usually mean that these things are emotionally 
important to them.
People here are rather sensitive to this whole issue, because they get put on 
the defensive by the uninformed who think it is morally wrong to "put kids on 
drugs to make them behave."
Jerry Schwartz
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