Inquiry After Tenfold Rise in 'Chemical Cosh' Cases
- Report on an inquiry, ordered by the NHS watchdog, Quality Improvement Scotland, into prescription rates for Ritalin. Includes links to related articles in The Scotsman.
- http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1228&id=1452902004

ADHD Advice Secretly Paid For By Drugs Companies
- An article (in the Daily Telegraph, requires free registration) explores the funding links between pharmaceutical firms and support and UK advice groups for parents of children with behavioural disorders.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/09/nadhd09.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/09/ixhome.html

Ritalin: Child Abuse On Prescription?
- An article by a campaigning journalist in the UK, analysing the marketing and use of Ritalin and related medications.
- http://www.vernoncoleman.com/ritalin.htm

The Fraud of Child Psychiatry, ADD/ADHD, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Ritalin
- Review of two books that take a cautious view of ADHD treatment. Includes reprinted articles on the myth of attention deficit disorders and psychatric medications.
- http://www.outlookcities.com/children/

ADHD and Medication
- Balanced information on the proper use of Ritalin in individuals who might have attention deficit disorder.
- http://www.ncpamd.com/adhd_and_medication.htm

ADHD Study: Study Points to More Targeted Use of Ritalin: Drug Not Effective For All
- While examining the brains of hyperactive, inattentive boys, Harvard researchers found a reduced flow of blood into a specific area of the brain known as the putamen which helps to control movement and attention.
- http://www.healing-arts.org/children/ADHD/harvard-ritalin.htm

Ritalin - Miracle Drug or Cop-Out?
- Republication of an article by Ken Livingston.
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/readings/publicinterest.html

Why Ritalin Rules
- How has it come to pass that where every child from preschool onward can recite the "anti-drug" catechism by heart, millions of children are being legally drugged with a substance so similar to cocaine that, as one journalist accurately summariz
- http://www.policyreview.org/apr99/eberstadt.html

JS Online: Lawmakers hear stories of Ritalin overuse
- Lawmakers on the House Education and Workforce Committee hear complaints and comments about the use and abuse of Ritalin.
- http://www.jsonline.com/alive/family/may00/ritalin17051600.asp

Ritalin and ADD/ADHD.
- Information on the use of Ritalin on school children; side effects and evidence of over-medication; tips for parents on how to tell if their child needs Ritalin and how they can help their child handle the symptoms for which they have been prescribed the
- http://www.scn.org/~bk269/r-ball.html

Resolution to Ban Ritalin
- Presentation by Patti Johnson, Colorado State Board of Education, encouraging the banning of Ritalin.
- http://add.about.com/health/add/library/weekly/blpattijohnson.htm

Parents Told to Give Child Ritalin
- Parents are told by the court to give their child Ritalin.
- http://add.about.com/health/add/library/weekly/aa081700a.htm

No More Ritalin
- Book by Dr. Mary Ann Block covering the use of Ritalin and a non-drug approach to treating children diagnosed with ADHD.
- http://www.blockcenter.com/

Better Children through Chemistry
- Article, presented by Meta News, on the use of drugs, particularly Ritalin, to combat ADD.
- http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-3.1/deben.html

Ritalin and Junk Science
- Alternative viewpoints on Ritalin use for ADHD, hyperactivity, and impulsivity in children. Includes contact information.
- http://www.abelard.org/briefings/ritalin.htm

The Merrow Report: Attention Deficit Disorder - A Dubious Diagnosis?
- Program guide to the PBS documentary. Includes information about CHADD, an interview with a child psychologist, an article by a 14 year old with ADD, and a transcript of the program.
- http://www.pbs.org/merrow/repository/Television/Past/_attn/guide.html

Comparison of Ritalin to EEG Biofeedback to Attend Nutraceutical
- TOVA study laying out the comparison between these two treatments.
- http://www.add-products.com/add_adhd/research/study3.htm

Ritalin Side Effects?
- Two M.D.s describe potential side effects of Ritalin.
- http://www.ncpamd.com/Stimulant_Side_Effects.htm

Consumers Review Ritalin
- Consumers who use Ritalin report the benefits and side effects they experienced.
- http://www.nutritionalsupplements.com/prescription/indexritalin.html

Kurt Cobain 1967-1994: Ritalin Harms 'Teen Spirit'
- Discusses the life and death of this musician in terms of his Ritalin use as a child. Includes information about hyperactivity, Ritalin, and Cobain's suicide.
- http://www.cchr.org/art/eng/page48.htm