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ritalin

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1. ritalin - Noun

2. Ritalin - Proper noun

Meaning

central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children

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Millions of kids are being maimed right now on Ritalin. I would have been given Ritalin. And there would have been no Sexual Personae, no nothing. We are castrating a whole generation of kids. Camille Paglia

I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in. Channing Tatum

Ritalin abuse is a big issue in the US. Elizabeth Wurtzel

The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses. Richard Louv

During the recording of Something/Anything?, he began using the stimulant Ritalin and he later said that it had a marked effect both on the style of his music and on his productivity: :"It (Ritalin) caused me to crank out songs at an incredible pace. Source: Internet

Byers was the only victim with drugs in his system; he was prescribed Ritalin (methylphenidate) in January 1993, as part of an attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder treatment. Source: Internet

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