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I just took a 10gram and it did nothing I got a whole bottle of pills any of u know what will get me feeling good
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Ritalin used far more by white pupils than blacks
By Gary Dorsey
Baltimore Sun
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Sep 05, 2000 at 12:00 am
A new study of Maryland school children shows that whites are up to five times more likely to be using Ritalin, the drug prescribed to control attention deficit disorder, than minorities.
Findings also showed that nearly half of Ritalin users are enrolled in special education classes, which include many students with multiple learning problems.
The study, published in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics, suggests that Ritalin is being prescribed in a more conservative fashion than has been popularly believed, said Michael Malever, co-author and a researcher at the State Department of Education.
Ritalin has often been criticized as being over-prescribed for children who have no real medical problem but are merely unruly.
"The public perception is that relatively healthy kids are going into the doctor's office and get hit with Ritalin," said Mark Riddle, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. "This makes the point that kids who use Ritalin are having special problems and often attention deficit is just one part of it."
The study came from data collected by a task force called by the General Assembly in 1997 to look into prescription practices for Ritalin, which is commonly used to treat a condition known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Some earlier results from the study, which had been presented to the legislature in 1998, showed that only 3 percent of Maryland students - almost 24,000 children - were getting Ritalin and other drugs to treat ADHD. Even that usage appears to decline as students age.
Based on a survey of more than 816,000 students, the study revealed that 45 percent of the Ritalin users were in special education and 8 percent had a separate school-documented impairment.
"The majority of kids were identified as having some kind of handicapped condition," said Daniel Safer, lead author of the study and an adjunct associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. "That's especially interesting because there are some critics who claim that we're just giving Ritalin to kids to keep them quiet."
The finding about Ritalin use among minorities was more difficult for the authors and experts to comprehend.
The Formal Observation of Concerta versUs Strattera (FOCUS) study was conducted to assess, in children with ADHD, treatment outcomes with Concerta [OROS methylphenidate (MPH)], a once-daily controlled-release medication, and Strattera, (atomoxetine), a selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor, Because of the lack of data in minority groups treated for ADHD, the present subgroup analysis was conducted to determine the effectiveness and tolerability of ADHD treatments in African-American patients who were randomized to OROS MPH (n=125) or atomoxetine (n=58) during the FOCUS study. At the end of the study, the mean dose of OROS MPH was 32.8 +/- 10.9 mg and that of atomoxetine was 1.1 +/- 0.4 mg/kg. The results demonstrated that both treatments were associated with significant improvements in ADHD symptoms from baseline; however, patients who received OROS MPH demonstrated significantly greater improvements in total ADHD symptoms, inattentiveness and global improvement. The incidence of adverse events was similar in both treatment groups. OROS MPH and atomoxetine are effective and tolerable in the treatment of African Americans with ADHD, and significantly greater treatment responses were observed in patients receiving OROS MPH compared with those receiving atomoxetine over three weeks. Additional studies are needed to evaluate treatment response in this population.
A Controlled Trial of Methylphenidate in Black Adolescents: Attentional, Behavioral, and Physiological Effects
Ronald T. Brown, PhD, Sandra B. Sexson, MD
First Published February 1, 1988 Research Article Find in PubMed
https://doi.org/10.1177/000992288802700204
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Abstract
The short-term effects of methylphenidate were examined on behavioral, laboratory, academic, and physiological measures in 11 black male adolescents diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder (ADD). In a double-blind, crossover design with randomized order, the subjects received placebo and each of three methylphenidate doses (0.15 mg/kg, 0.30 mg/kg, and 0.50 mg/kg) for a period of 2 weeks per medication dosage. Significant drug effects were found for the majority of measures. In general, the higher doses resulted in the most beneficial response in behavioral, academic, and laboratory measures of attention and impulsivity. However, a significant linear increase occurred in diastolic blood pressure. The results suggest that methylphenidate is an effective adjunct to the treatment of ADD in adolescents.
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[UWSL]Very few studies have fully explored the[/UWSL]
[UWSL]perceptions of African American men about the consequences of their Ritalin use as[/UWSL]
[UWSL]children. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of African[/UWSL]
[UWSL]American men who used Ritalin as children so that policy makers and parents of children[/UWSL]
[UWSL]with ADHD might better understand the social and public health implications of[/UWSL]
[UWSL]treatment options. The theoretical framework for this study included Anderson’s cultural[/UWSL]
[UWSL]identity theory of drug abuse and Brady and O’Connor’s community organizing theory.[/UWSL]
[UWSL]Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 9 African American men[/UWSL]
[UWSL]who were prescribed Ritalin as children. These data were then inductively coded and[/UWSL]
[UWSL]analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis approach. Participants believed that[/UWSL]
[UWSL]Ritalin helped them with focus in their academic endeavors and did not lead them to drug[/UWSL]
[UWSL]abuse or addiction. By giving voice to the experiences of this population, educators and[/UWSL]
[UWSL]policy makers can better assist parents who might be reluctant to give their child Ritalin[/UWSL]
[UWSL]as their fears about Ritalin prescriptions leading to drug abuse and addiction later in life[/UWSL]
[UWSL]may be less founded than some believe. This presents a social change advantage for all[/UWSL]
[UWSL]communities, especially those in low income areas.[/UWSL]
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Thank uritalin is very dysphoric, unlike adderall.
no amount will get you feeling good, you'll feel worse and worse with more.
you can drink alcohol with it, which will transform methylphenidate into ethylphenidate, which is, to some, euphoric, but will be probably cardiotoxic or neurotoxic and won't be that euphoric in any case.
also, standard dose is around 30 mg. i really doubt you took 10 grams, you would be dead if you did.
ask @Ritalincel
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I took 50mg of Concerta in high school. If you have zero tolerance, 40 to 50 will get you nuked. I warn you though, Ritalin isn't a 'fun' high. Adderall is the fun high. Ritalin just tweaks you out.I just took a 10gram and it did nothing I got a whole bottle of pills any of u know what will get me feeling good
just smoke weed like normal people![]()