"Teenage Problems"
Ritalin >
Your Brain On Drugs
Yes, this is the same drug prescribed to ADD patients, but it is quickly
becoming an illicit street drug as well. It is readily available, and inexpensive, but
many people don't realize that it is illegal to possess the drug without a
prescription. The main problem with its use lies in the fact that it was developed to
be taken orally, as a pill. Drug users looking for a high will instead crush the pill
into a powder and snort it like cocaine, or inject it like heroin. It then has a much
more powerful effect on the body and other ingredients in the pill also have an
effect. It causes severe headaches, anxiety, paranoia, and delusions.
