Ritalin
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- noun
- /ˈrɪtəˌlɪn/
- Specialized
:
metilfenidato
- Doctors frequently prescribe Ritalin to children diagnosed with ADHD to help them focus.
- prescribe Ritalin
- stimulant drugs like Ritalin
- Ritalin use
It's like Joy Behar on Ritalin with even less intelligence.
- It's like Joy Behar on Ritalin with even less intelligence.
- No, no, the other one, like Ritalin for adults.
- The prescriptions have tripled of Adderall and Ritalin and ADHD medications.
- I didn't, I, I sporadically took Adderall and Ritalin growing up.
- Xanax, Klonopin, Adderall, Percocet, Ritalin, any kind of speed.
- Some individuals are even layering long or time to release Ritalin with Adderall and and smaller doses.
- And if they want to be really snarky, they'll say I, you know, cocaine, Ritalin, you know, they, they think that
Examples
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Indeed, the data on how Ritalin affects performance are consistent with this view.
Academic text (1997) -
Medication is prescribed, most often Ritalin initially, and the child officially joins the ranks of the attentionally impaired.
Academic text (1997) -
And the Ritalin may help, as well.
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I am told that Ritalin does not work well for everyone with ADD.
Academic text (1999) -
As useful as Ritalin is for these conditions, it has great potential for abuse.
Academic text (2003) -
Phil has to take a couple of Ritalin pills to calm down.
Fiction book (2001) -
They put him on Ritalin when he was three.
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There are three major concerns related to ADHD and the use of Ritalin.
Academic text (2003) -
Research has found Ritalin to be safe and effective (Ludwikowski & DeValk, 1998).
Academic text (2003) -
Many parents are concerned about the long-term effects of Ritalin on their children's health.
Synonyms
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A medicine that helps people who have trouble paying attention or who suddenly fall asleep
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Ritalin is a brand name for the drug methylphenidate, the medicine's chemical name. So, Ritalin simply means that particular stimulant medicine used to help people with ADHD and narcolepsy.