http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8106957.stm
Especially this paragraph:
He said it was "unethical" to stop healthy people from taking the drug and that there was evidence it was safe to use.
And he added: "Safe always means safe enough and since no drugs are free of side effects, that always means the consumer has judged the risks of adverse effects worth taking, given the probable benefits."
Professor Harris said that if it was safe for children to use Ritalin over a long period of time for a condition that was not usually life-threatening, there was no reason to prevent healthy adults using it too.
Especially this paragraph:
He said it was "unethical" to stop healthy people from taking the drug and that there was evidence it was safe to use.
And he added: "Safe always means safe enough and since no drugs are free of side effects, that always means the consumer has judged the risks of adverse effects worth taking, given the probable benefits."
Professor Harris said that if it was safe for children to use Ritalin over a long period of time for a condition that was not usually life-threatening, there was no reason to prevent healthy adults using it too.