Health Sciences 4620F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lisdexamfetamine, Methylphenidate, Dextroamphetamine
26 Nov 2017
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Pills used to treat add is ritalin which is largely equivalent to cocaine, sometimes anti- depressants, dexedrine, vyvanse, adderall. Psychologist harvey parker is the executive director of c. h. a. d. d. Ritalin reduces symptoms for kids who don"t finish their work for school; kids who can never organize well and their desk will look like a mess. Insomnia 5 hours of sleep a night: sitting still for a long time makes head feel dizzy, makes you want to be alone, loss of appetite. 4x as many children are being medicated today than in 1988. Fda thinks there is a window of legitimate use that is required, thinks there is a problem with overprescribing and this particular prescription is extremely popular. Us is using 5x as much as the rest of the planet. Many boys can concentrate when they are interesting in what they are doing, if it doesn"t appeal to the kid than they don"t pay attention and then they take ritalin.
