Ariel U. predicts Ritalin can lead to alcohol and drug use
Ariel University concludes that the ADHD drug is dangerous to those using it without a prescription.
By GADI ZAIGPrescription pain pills are dumped out on a table.(photo credit: U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/TECH. SGT. MARK R. W. ORDERS-WOEMPNER)
Studies conducted at Ariel University predict that the use of Ritalin leads to alcohol and drug use.Further research on use of the anti-ADHD drug discovered why students take Ritalin without a prescription.Characteristics of such users included predisposition to excessive drinking, drug use and prevalence in non-normative behaviors.An additional study focused on the relationship between Ritalin use and the differences of eating disorders between women and men, with topics including the health implications of Ritalin and probability of early signs of eating disorders.Studies researching gender differences between men and women found that signs of eating disorders are higher among women. Furthermore, the study also concluded that men use Ritalin more than women, but are also prescribed it more often.Over a thousand students were examined in the study, which was published in an Israeli journal for health promotion in Israel.The study was led by Prof. Liat Koren from the Department of Health Systems Management and Prof. Nitza Davidovich from the Department of Education, along with the participation of Kinneret Hassan, Nadia Feinstein and Nezmit Yosef. Graduate students including Olga Schusterman, Smadar Borochov and Nava Goody also helped conduct the study.
