Due to its mild
amphetamine-like qualities for people without
ADHD, some people out there (And you know who you are) like to chop the
pills up and
snort them for a better kick. Well, it's your bodies, fine, but in the spirit of
harm reduction you should realize what you're doing to yourself.
The results of amphetamine abuse are pretty well known: addiction, paranoia, brain damage. You'd have to go pretty far to have that happen on Ritalin, but still watch out. But there's another problem with snorting Ritalin. Because the pill is designed to be swallowed, they put a lot of filler in it. There's very little active ingredient, but one has to snort the entire pill to get the effects. However, all that filler really isn't good for your sinuses. Snorting anything isn't good for them, but the particulate matter that makes up the filler basically lodges in your nose if you snort it. This is a Bad Thing. So don't snort it, please?