Biophysical Difference Between Cocaine and Ritalin?
Question by Khaled N: biophysical difference between cocaine and ritalin?
methylphenidate (ritalin) is a reuptake blocker of the dopamine and norepinephrine transporter proteins. Interestingly, so is cocaine… what are the differences?
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Answer by Karen
That is a good question! I just got off of cocaine… My vote, ritalin! Cocaine made me #2 my brains out!
Answer by hey
I am only commenting on this so that I can easily refer back to it because I am interested in the answer. Good question!
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Ritalin is the most commonly prescribed medication for ADHD. This ADHD treatment has helped thousands of people control their symptoms. But because Ritalin is a stimulant like cocaine, it may cause undesirable changes in the brain over time. Ritalin also has the potential for abuse.
A New York Times rundown of the report notes that Ritalin is “chemically similar to cocaine.” According to animal studies, Ritalin and cocaine act so much alike that they even compete for the same binding sites on neurons.One important difference is that Ritalin, administered as directed, acts much more slowly than cocaine. Ritalin takes upward of an hour to raise dopamine levels; cocaine, a mere seconds. Ritalin is not addictive when taken as prescribed by doctors.
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