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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/Ritalin.html
When taken as prescribed, methylphenidate is a valuable medicine. Research shows that people with ADHD do not become addicted to stimulant medications when taken in the form prescribed and at treatment dosages.2 |
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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
"Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/Ritalin.html When taken as prescribed, methylphenidate is a valuable medicine. Research shows that people with ADHD do not become addicted to stimulant medications when taken in the form prescribed and at treatment dosages.2 The basis for that statement is footnote 2, a paper by Nora Volkow. The conclusion of that paper is: Conclusions: Oral methylphenidate is very effective in blocking dopamine transporters, and at the weight-adjusted doses used therapeutically (0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg), it is likely to occupy more than 50% of the dopamine transporters. The time to reach peak brain uptake for oral methylphenidate in brain corresponds well with the reported time course to reach peak behavioral effects. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...ct/155/10/1325 The paper is a worthwhile study of how ritalin works, but it says nothing about addiction. I think that it is funny that the ritalin advocates are so eager to prove that it is not addictive, but the evidence presented is so weak. |
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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
"Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net... "Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/Ritalin.html When taken as prescribed, methylphenidate is a valuable medicine. Research shows that people with ADHD do not become addicted to stimulant medications when taken in the form prescribed and at treatment dosages.2 The basis for that statement is footnote 2, a paper by Nora Volkow. The conclusion of that paper is: Conclusions: Oral methylphenidate is very effective in blocking dopamine transporters, and at the weight-adjusted doses used therapeutically (0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg), it is likely to occupy more than 50% of the dopamine transporters. The time to reach peak brain uptake for oral methylphenidate in brain corresponds well with the reported time course to reach peak behavioral effects. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...ct/155/10/1325 The paper is a worthwhile study of how ritalin works, but it says nothing about addiction. I think that it is funny that the ritalin advocates are so eager to prove that it is not addictive, but the evidence presented is so weak. As you have been told countless times, Dr. Volkow, now head of NIDA, is the leading researcher and authority on the physiology of addiction. Since the article is published on the NIDA site, I conclude that what is says is what she says, and her knowledge of this area is vastly greatger than yours. |
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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
"Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote
The paper is a worthwhile study of how ritalin works, but it says nothing about addiction. I think that it is funny that the ritalin advocates are so eager to prove that it is not addictive, but the evidence presented is so weak. Dr. Volkow, now head of NIDA, is the leading researcher and authority on the physiology of addiction. Since the article is published on the NIDA site, I conclude that what is says is what she says, and her knowledge of this area is vastly greater than yours. She may be a great genius, and the webmaster may be sucking up to her by citing her. Nevertheless, her cited paper says nothing about addiction. |
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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
"Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net... "Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote The paper is a worthwhile study of how ritalin works, but it says nothing about addiction. I think that it is funny that the ritalin advocates are so eager to prove that it is not addictive, but the evidence presented is so weak. Dr. Volkow, now head of NIDA, is the leading researcher and authority on the physiology of addiction. Since the article is published on the NIDA site, I conclude that what is says is what she says, and her knowledge of this area is vastly greater than yours. She may be a great genius, and the webmaster may be sucking up to her by citing her. Nevertheless, her cited paper says nothing about addiction. Says you. You may just be incapable of interpreting it. |
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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
http://www.nizkor.org/features/falla...authority.html
Anth "Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote in message et... "Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net... "Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/Ritalin.html When taken as prescribed, methylphenidate is a valuable medicine. Research shows that people with ADHD do not become addicted to stimulant medications when taken in the form prescribed and at treatment dosages.2 The basis for that statement is footnote 2, a paper by Nora Volkow. The conclusion of that paper is: Conclusions: Oral methylphenidate is very effective in blocking dopamine transporters, and at the weight-adjusted doses used therapeutically (0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg), it is likely to occupy more than 50% of the dopamine transporters. The time to reach peak brain uptake for oral methylphenidate in brain corresponds well with the reported time course to reach peak behavioral effects. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...ct/155/10/1325 The paper is a worthwhile study of how ritalin works, but it says nothing about addiction. I think that it is funny that the ritalin advocates are so eager to prove that it is not addictive, but the evidence presented is so weak. As you have been told countless times, Dr. Volkow, now head of NIDA, is the leading researcher and authority on the physiology of addiction. Since the article is published on the NIDA site, I conclude that what is says is what she says, and her knowledge of this area is vastly greatger than yours. |
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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
"Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net... "Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/Ritalin.html When taken as prescribed, methylphenidate is a valuable medicine. Research shows that people with ADHD do not become addicted to stimulant medications when taken in the form prescribed and at treatment dosages.2 The basis for that statement is footnote 2, a paper by Nora Volkow. The conclusion of that paper is: Conclusions: Oral methylphenidate is very effective in blocking dopamine transporters, and at the weight-adjusted doses used therapeutically (0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg), it is likely to occupy more than 50% of the dopamine transporters. The time to reach peak brain uptake for oral methylphenidate in brain corresponds well with the reported time course to reach peak behavioral effects. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...ct/155/10/1325 The paper is a worthwhile study of how ritalin works, but it says nothing about addiction. I think that it is funny that the ritalin advocates are so eager to prove that it is not addictive, but the evidence presented is so weak. Yet you provide no evidence that methylphenidate is addictive when taken as prescribed. Jeff |
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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
Nice, but incorrect. From the Nizkor page you cite:
"This fallacy is committed when the person in question is not a legitimate authority on the subject." Here, the person I am appealing to IS an authority. In fact, with regard to the physiology of addcition, she IS the authority. Thus, I am not being fallacious. Please read the entire page before you cite it. Jan Drew does not read everything she posts, and looks like a fool because of it. Thank you for a chance to clear this up. "Anth" wrote in message ... http://www.nizkor.org/features/falla...authority.html Anth "Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote in message et... "Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net... "Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/Ritalin.html When taken as prescribed, methylphenidate is a valuable medicine. Research shows that people with ADHD do not become addicted to stimulant medications when taken in the form prescribed and at treatment dosages.2 The basis for that statement is footnote 2, a paper by Nora Volkow. The conclusion of that paper is: Conclusions: Oral methylphenidate is very effective in blocking dopamine transporters, and at the weight-adjusted doses used therapeutically (0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg), it is likely to occupy more than 50% of the dopamine transporters. The time to reach peak brain uptake for oral methylphenidate in brain corresponds well with the reported time course to reach peak behavioral effects. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...ct/155/10/1325 The paper is a worthwhile study of how ritalin works, but it says nothing about addiction. I think that it is funny that the ritalin advocates are so eager to prove that it is not addictive, but the evidence presented is so weak. As you have been told countless times, Dr. Volkow, now head of NIDA, is the leading researcher and authority on the physiology of addiction. Since the article is published on the NIDA site, I conclude that what is says is what she says, and her knowledge of this area is vastly greatger than yours. |
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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
"Jeff" wrote in message ... "Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net... "Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/Ritalin.html When taken as prescribed, methylphenidate is a valuable medicine. Research shows that people with ADHD do not become addicted to stimulant medications when taken in the form prescribed and at treatment dosages.2 The basis for that statement is footnote 2, a paper by Nora Volkow. The conclusion of that paper is: Conclusions: Oral methylphenidate is very effective in blocking dopamine transporters, and at the weight-adjusted doses used therapeutically (0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg), it is likely to occupy more than 50% of the dopamine transporters. The time to reach peak brain uptake for oral methylphenidate in brain corresponds well with the reported time course to reach peak behavioral effects. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...ct/155/10/1325 The paper is a worthwhile study of how ritalin works, but it says nothing about addiction. I think that it is funny that the ritalin advocates are so eager to prove that it is not addictive, but the evidence presented is so weak. Yet you provide no evidence that methylphenidate is addictive when taken as prescribed. Roger has provided no case study or quality opinion that MPH is addictive when taken as prescribed. |
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Not addictive when taken as prescribed...
"Jeff" wrote in message ... "Roger Schlafly" wrote in message . net... "Mark ProbertFebruary 5, 2004" wrote: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofax/Ritalin.html When taken as prescribed, methylphenidate is a valuable medicine. Research shows that people with ADHD do not become addicted to stimulant medications when taken in the form prescribed and at treatment dosages.2 The basis for that statement is footnote 2, a paper by Nora Volkow. The conclusion of that paper is: Conclusions: Oral methylphenidate is very effective in blocking dopamine transporters, and at the weight-adjusted doses used therapeutically (0.3 to 0.6 mg/kg), it is likely to occupy more than 50% of the dopamine transporters. The time to reach peak brain uptake for oral methylphenidate in brain corresponds well with the reported time course to reach peak behavioral effects. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...ct/155/10/1325 The paper is a worthwhile study of how ritalin works, but it says nothing about addiction. I think that it is funny that the ritalin advocates are so eager to prove that it is not addictive, but the evidence presented is so weak. Yet you provide no evidence that methylphenidate is addictive when taken as prescribed. Y'know, I think it is "funny" that those who are so anti-medication for ADHD are so eager to say that the ability to become addicted to a medication when not following the directions are not screaming just as loudly about other cases...i.e., are they just as loudly demanding that other drugs that can be easily addictive when abused be taken off the shelves? An example of an *over the counter drug* that leads to such abuse can be found at http://www.nasal-spray-addiction.com/ I had to have a doctor help get me off of that stuff...I *never* "forgot" to take my next hit--I felt like I could not breathe without doing so....*never* had this problem with ADHD meds....I *often forget* to take them! Buny |
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