Posted by Paulbwell on October 12, 2005, at 18:24:08
In reply to Ritalin is slow duration Cocaine?-Not That Simple!, posted by Tom Twilight on October 12, 2005, at 16:27:52
> I don't think its fair to say that Ritalin/Mephylphenidate is 'legal' Cocaine.
> What seems to be being emplied is that cocaine is a "Bad" drug, so Ritalin must be to.
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> Its fair to say that there are big similarities between the two drugs.
> I'm sure if you 'snort' ground up Ritalin tabs its probably not that different from Coke.
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> It has to be said that if taken apropriatly there are significant differences between Ritalin and Coke.
> For one thing Ritalin has a much longer duration of action than coke.
> I don't think an oral dose of Ritalin will produce a high like coke will, unless the Ritalin dose is really high.
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> Its also worth noting that cocaine is not inherently 'bad'.
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> For example Cocac leaves are chewed regularly in parts of South America, like Columbia.
> Chewinging the leaves releases a reasonable amount of cocain.
> Despite this coca leaf does not seem to be addictive, or at least no more so than coffee.
>
> Heres an interesting link
> http://www.cocaine.org/potplant.htmHi Ya
"What seems to be being emplied is that cocaine is a "Bad" drug, so Ritalin must be to"
cocaine is one of the most psychological addictive substances there is.
Give rats unlimited access to Heroin 1/3 of them will ignore everything until it kills them.
Give rats unlimited to Cocaine 90% will ignore everything else till death-Most Humans are euphoria addicts.
While taken properly, under medical guidence, Ritalin has been used for decades, successfully by many-ADD/HD, Narcolepsy.
But it has a very similar mode of action to Coke. When experienced IV Cocaine users are shot (IVed) with Methylphenidate-they cannot tell the difference-fact.
It can be a very usefull med, but should be treated with caution.
The similarities are well known-hence why it's a Sch 11 med-as with Cocaine Hcl
Cheers
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