MEDICINE

Woldnetdaily: Ritalin - 'Sugar-Coated Cocaine' For Kids?
A new study that casts doubts on whether Ritalin use for youngsters makes them susceptible for drug abuse later in life has sparked people's attention to a little-known fact: Ritalin reacts in Junior's brain similarly to cocaine.

Yes, it's true: Methylphenidate (generic moniker for the brand-name drug Ritalin) targets the pleasure-producing centers of the brain - those that produce dopamine - the same way cocaine does.