Science News for Kids » Daniel Campbell-Meiklejohn http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Risk-taking linked to Ritalin http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/risk-taking-linked-to-ritalin/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/risk-taking-linked-to-ritalin/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:25:15 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14338 In a new study, people without ADHD who took Ritalin took greater chances than those who didn’t take the drug. Credit: istockphoto

People who inappropriately take the prescription drug to become more alert may also become more reckless]]> In a new study, people without ADHD who took Ritalin took greater chances than those who didn’t take the drug. Credit: istockphoto

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