Fist. Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend. He is a scholar who is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures....
Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticâthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.1 It is abused by teens for its stimulant effects.
Methylphenidate, sold under various trade names, Ritalin being one of the most commonly known, is a central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine and piperidine classes that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. The original patent was owned by CIBA, now Novartis Corporation. It was first licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1955 for treating what was then known as hyperactivity. Medical use began in 1960; the drug has become