Experts call for caution over Ritalin
ADHD affects between 2% and 5% of school children and young people Stimulant drugs like Ritalin should be used judiciously in hyperactive children because they can have unpleasant side effects, say experts. Nearly a million ADHD prescriptions were handed out last year in England - a figure that has more than doubled in the last decade, NHS figures show. The Cochrane Group looked at 185 drug trials involving more than 12,000 children or adolescents. Common side effects include