Ritalin The most widely used treatment for the disease Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is the stimulant Ritalin. Use of the drug in the United States has been growing at an alarming rate since it was first prescribed for ADHD in 1981. Of the 8.5 million tons produced, over 90% of Ritalin consumption occurs in the United States. The number of children taking the drug has risen from 900,000 in 1990, to over 2.5 million today (Russell, 9). According to Jeanie Russell, author …showed first 75 words of 1146 total…

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