RITALIN,

BY CHRISTOPHER TENNANTSTUDENT.COM CORRESPONDENTWhen David Green gets ready to write a term paper, he boots up his computer, pulls his chair close to his desk and draws a deep breath. He crushes a tablet of Ritalin beneath a textbook, leans over his desk blotter and inhales the small mound of white powder. The Harvard sophomore says Ritalin, a concentration drug for which he does not have a prescription, helps him focus on his schoolwork. "…

…intensify Ritalin's effects. "I've had quite a few students tell me that they wanted to stay up late so they took their friend's Ritalin — [they tell me] usually because they were afraid the drug might interact with any medication I might be giving them," said Pam Houle, a nurse in Plymouth infirmary. Still, the problem of Ritalin abuse has not been widely recognized among most college health officials yet. At least not officially. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**