FOR KIDS: Risk-taking linked to Ritalin
People who inappropriately take the prescription drug to become more alert may also become more reckless
Web edition : Friday, October 12, 2012
Enlarge In a new study, people without ADHD who took Ritalin took greater chances than those who didn?t take the drug.
Ritalin is a drug prescribed to help people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. It can help these people think more clearly. But recently scientists found that the drug may have a different, surprising effect when taken by healthy people: It can make them reckless.
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Citations
L. Sanders. Gamblers go all-in on Ritalin. Science News, Vol. 182, October 20, 2012, p. 20. [Go to]
Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/345737/title/FOR_KIDS_Risk-taking_linked_to_Ritalin
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