Can Ritalin Help People Overcome Drug Addiction?

Can Ritalin help people overcome drug addiction?
LOS ANGELES (MCT) — Methylphenidate, a stimulant used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, clearly helps many people with ADHD with mental focus and concentration. And although many parents fear giving the medication to children diagnosed with ADHD because it is a drug (and drugs can be abused), studies show that those children and teens who benefit from the medication are less …
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Titan Receives SBIR Grant to Investigate Long Term Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease
Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the National Institutes of Health has awarded the company a grant under the Small Business Innovation Research program supporting the development of a long-term, non-fluctuating dopamine agonist treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
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