Anti-Drug PSA-Focus (Ritalin)

[Kelsbugg2010]

Is that the theme song from skins?

[charliepeters586]

Who is "They".. I can say "They" told me to kill them.. Doesn't make the difference, it is your choice.

[dudewutyeah]

@charliepeters586

Do you even know what Ritalin is? Also it's prescribed and if you're a kid it isn't your choice

[DearMyGuardianAngel1]

to be honest... ritalin kicks ass

[tkblc]

SONG PLZ!

[MsAwesome6814]

You guys are idiots he doesn't have ADHD he is abusing the drug that's why his life is in a blur. Wow u guys are dumb no one prescribed this for him. Idiots.

[ingosnow25]

@MsAwesome6814 Captain obvious i missed you!

[MsAwesome6814]

Is it just me or is he the cutest thing

[HarryPottergirl3451]

Ritalin is a prescription drug, so technically unless you have ADHD like me you should not take it unless prescribed otherwise it's illegal

[HarryPottergirl3451]

All of you guys who are telling other people that the drugs are fine... That means you're a drug addict who has mental issues.

[Timmoux]

@HarryPottergirl3451 Either that or they are just trying to sound cool.

[Timmoux]

They said Ritalin would help me focus. So my doctor wrote a prescription and my Mum made me take it every day. How is an 8 year old boy supposed to tell his Parents and Doctor that he doesn't want to take Ritalin, when he's not even allowed to express his opinion without being punished? This ad hits a dead end. What are young children supposed to do?

[ShameruHawker]

@Timmoux The commercial shows someone [we can assume the kid] snorting the broken down version of Ritalin. "They" is not referring to parents or doctors. I am fairly sure you don't take Ritalin via a pen capsule and snorting it.

[Timmoux]

@ShameruHawker Well then they should say 'Amphetamine' and not 'Ritalin'. Very misleading...

[AshweeSmitty]

For all of you morons. Ritalin is obviously prescribed to children and some adults who are diagnosed with ADHD and sometimes prescribed for ADD. If you do NOT have ADD or ADHD, and you take Ritalin, Adderall, or any other type of ADD/ADHD medicine, it makes you feel strange and it can become addicting and after a while it could be fatal. Not a joke, really.

[ralman20154]

I love how the "they" in this video are parents and doctors, as opposed to the sketch friends and drug dealers in the others. WHO CAN WE TRUST THEN?????

[vivaalatokyo]

the fuck? how did they lie? he was CLEARLY focusing the entire commercial x)

[Timmoux]

@vivaalatokyo Yeah, it wasn't blurry at all. Even at 360p

[BlackHAwkdOwn2983]

they said adderall would help me with my adhd, it did and i also get high whenever i want and my social life also improved greatly.:D

[R0SII33EMKAY]

cool, I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 15 and I'm doing so much better in school now. I don't even take it on the weekends because I know the effects. without, I'm jumpy and can't stick to one thing. with, I can focus on certain tasks. like a normal person without ADHD would. ..now, if you self-diagnose and get your 'focusing drugs' somewhere besides your doctor, that's when you'll run into problems.

[lancedance2]

Well shit someone needs to show this to some doctors because apparently their years of medical research are wrong

[3521soda]

wtf

[nukexD]

reminds me of SKINS

[RandomBEARWITHaHAT]

man that must be one slow bus at the end considering that hundreds of cars have gone by and that bus is still on that same bridge.

[simonizer888]

Wow! Koyaanisqatsi!

[tank1838]

yeah wtf is going on here let me give you a crash course in adhd meds they DO help i take mine like im supposed to and it has changed my fucking life. Also do NOT fuck with a kid high on one of them it is a form of meth and they could literally kill you

[oompaloompaking]

I'm pretty sure it helps you focus.

[dylans96]

But if ur doctor prescribes it thats TOTALLY different for some reason

[14MsDesiree]

Doesn't this peppy piano music sound like something you'd hear in a target commercial?!?

[Boshtwik]

lol ritalin rules

[Red6206]

SONG PLEASE

[gigglestick90]

WHAT IS THIS SONG!!!!!????

[StarlightPr0ductions]

song?

[BaldCupcake]

Does anyone know the music? Pleasseeee. D:

[Anthroism]

on a steady die-et of

SODA POP AND RITALIN

[Becky123190]

i take Ritalin for my adhd and it helped me as a kid and now it helps me in college

[BigMintsBrainbox]

Wow, my bro has probs gotten so much more focused and able to boost grades cause of ritalin. And here kids are being told not to achieve.

[CollinsPurpleShoes]

if riralin is so bad why was it perscribed to me by a doctor when i was 9?

[WOLFNBEAST]

@CollinsPurpleShoes This is a vid by the Church of Scientology. They are crazy and hate doctors and poor people.

[Red6206]

@CollinsPurpleShoes it can be bad most of the time for it is a stimulant and can really fuck up your brain sorry to drop an f bomb but most prescribed drugs can be messed with to screw you up and they also say ritalin is as bad as cocaine a highly addictive stimulant.

[CircaPiratess]

the thing is people who have ADD sell their ritalin to people who dont have ADD. its a common problem in high schools and middle schools. im a junior and this happens about everyday.

[n0m4xx]

Ritalin did help me focus i was getting A's for math!

[MrPatross]

the government gives me Ritalin for free... lol

[letsbefriendz]

He was focused the whole time... THIS IS BS

[animalcrosser591]

It's a Scientology front group. Scientology is famously anti-psychiatry because it contradicts their "religious" claims that all problems can be solved through expensive auditing sessions. It's not surprising that they're trying to group prescription drugs in with the recreational ones in an attempt to defame them.

[ycdtotv]

@animalcrosser591 While I don't promote Scientology or any organized religion, big pharmas true objective is to get every man, woman, and child hooked on drugs, for life. That's their objective. While there are * a few * people who actually need psychotropic drugs, the vast majority of us do not. It's time to start saying NO.

[AnonymousElektron]

@ycdtotv still though, the "church" of $cientology is far worse than big pharma.

[MrHahapasta]

bro, that kid would have the best days, farkin, at school cooked out of his mind, not a fuck too spare

[JustA1337Gamer]

That looks fantastic! And yeah your gonna want adderol for that focus shit man.

[PIMPZproduction]

hey goverment, your the ones giving kids ritalin

[BuyTheDrumWallet]

funny how i cant smoke marijuana even though it would be a good medicine to treat my a.d.d, a.d.h.d, and sleeping disorders, but the government is fine with putting me and the rest of americas youth on synthetic speed.. nice job

[xxlightmycandle]

they said ritalin would help me focus....they were right....cause that's what it does to people without ADD. it's not some bs like "meth helps you study". it's the truth. yeah, too much kills you, but so does water.

[rTullicK]

last year, i was really bad, first year of highschool, depression, cutting myself, and always coming home late, in december 2010, i was prescribed with ritilin. i take 50 grams a day, and my life has changed for the better

[RoyalWaste]

I gotta say, they did a fantastic job capturing the feeling of it.

[Gisborneee]

Cause the dumb cunt snorted it..

[noncliqueman707]

Props to the guy who posted these videos free to comment on, it shows an ACTUAL public opinion rather than propaganda

[CraigKepp]

YOUR FUCKED UP KID!

[WOLFNBEAST]

They said Scientology would help me, the lied.

[StrawberryPerfect]

he looked like the most focused kid ive ever seen ! :-O

[Red6206]

Wats the song

[willdav713]

Thanks to the American Cancer Society this commercial never aired in Austin, Texas.

BOYCOTT AND REQUIRE AN CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY OF ACS!

[Red6206]

22 people do ritalin

[HeyLookItsAdam]

he looks pretty focused...

[ilovemaryjane909]

that shits fucking bomb <3 concerta lines all muthafuckin day!!

[mewrox99]

@ilovemaryjane909

Concerta is the worst brand of methylphenidate to snort

[daggerheart03]

If you take it when you don't have ADHD then your going to fuck yourself up, but if your like me and you need it then its like a wonder drug, before i had no friends, no confidence, i found focusing and doing work so hard even though i loved to learn.

[mewrox99]

@daggerheart03

Its a wander drug without ADHD to :D

[MarsRapsFans1]

damn hes a lil shit

[cubbycab]

i was put on ritalin for 6 years at very high doses...i sweated and concentrated but now as an adult I can't feel happy and not even cocaine can get me high! Thanks doc..mom, dad. the brain damage was SO worth it!!!!!!

[Alexizizcrazy]

*shit fuck you iPod touch and your auto-correct...

[Alexizizcrazy]

They didn't lie, they told you the straight truth! You get shut done when youre on addy!

[nocatchynameforolive]

Isn't focus what ritalin is for? They prescribe it to add kids

[gtgoskate]

Fuck ritalin. They shit made me like the hulk when i was a kid, angry as fuck trying to kill everything.

[chrisz71]

They said not taking my prescribed Ritalin would help me focus. They were HEY LOOK A DUCK!!

[xxrockerpersonxx]

You see its funny because this commercial is lying so you wont do ritalin, see, thats funny!

[chanty619]

dude what is he like 5?! wtf?

[MerciMurder]

@chanty619 ikr e_o

[brianz1214]

The doctors said Ritalin would help me focus

[cakestalker]

@brianz1214

And it does help you focus, and is a great help for many. I don't get what this PSA is really trying to state.. are they disputing doctors and scientific research?

[TheNamelessPenguin]

@brianz1214 they lied

[xXRiTaLiNx]

@brianz1214

They were right !

[indiehunk]

Man, I love these anti-drug PSA. They are freakin' artsy mate.

[SpeedMonkey212]

wtf do you mean they lied? you could stand there for hours!

[utubegay1]

wtf? This ad makes me want to try it now. They should make a better one if they want people to stop it

[SwitzerlandPWNS]

I know this is stupid to comment on a video like this, but doesn't the kid look like death the kid in human form?

[extremeeXrement1]

They told me not taking perscribed ritalin would help me consentrate.

They were, ooh butterfly

[jjjuchasss]

how old is he ?10?

[hots4dabieber16]

i love the music in this ad for some reason.

[wikiwikiwee1]

they said add medication would help me focus..... my grades and social life improved

[chopstick223]

Looks fun.

[sawaugust]

they said that ritalin would help me control time... they were RIGHT!!!!

[OKelleyTheKid]

is that why they prescibe it for adhd? because they "lied" nice one... try again madd

[jewface57]

The doctor said it would help me focus, that was 500 dollars well spent.

[mexcad]

DRUG-FREE WORLD IS RUN BY SCIENTOLOGISTS. IF YOU SEE A SCIENTOLOGIST PUT AN ANONYMOUS MASK AND TROW ROTTEN EGGS AT THEM BEAT THEM UP SUE THEM. BURN THEIR BOOKS! DESTROY THAT FAMILY-DESTROYING MONEY GREEEDY BASTARDS. RID THE WORLD OF SCUM. DESTROY SCIENTOLOGISTS

[Dudenameddon]

I didn't even know drugs were 8 year olds thing y'know..

[AutismPrime]

does anyone know what this song is called? i do quite enjoy it.

[Glidertwin]

Fuck you people are retarded.

If you eat Ritalin, like you're supposed to, it's fine.

It's because hes norted it.

[666DeStRuCtIoN]

My ex had to take ritalin for his depression. He abused it. Then he went on to do more hardcore drugs. Then started dealing. He got expelled from my school at 7th grade cuz he tried to kill himself. Transferred to a new school and failed his classes so he couldn’t pass 7TH grade. Ended up being home schooled, then transferred to a shittier school.

[666DeStRuCtIoN]

Then his own parents called the cops on him...he got busted and so did his friends. Then they got on the news. Now he's in juvy and will spending the next few years in jail after he turns 18. Right now, he's only 14 years of age. GREAT EH?!

[zxcvbnm714]

okay some please help me on this; ritalin is the drug DOCTORS prescribe to kids when they have trouble focusing, it's a very addictive kind of speed very similar to meth, which DOES help you focus, this video seems to point out the HUGE problem with prescribing speed, and trying to make METH illegal, when pharmaceutical companies even have PRESCRIPTION METH (its called desoxyn) and there are narcotic pain relievers used all the time that are more addictive than HEROIN (oxycontin)

[GoAtBa11Z420]

Why is that 12 year old banging Ritalin and who lied?

[austinpodann]

@GoAtBa11Z420 our goverment and idk why he was railin it lol that doesnt help u focus that helps u party.

[JGNSM58]

Notice 0:21

Cars very fast Bus really slow maybe more than ritalin in that white shit

[HelpfullScape]

Wtf my brother has ADHD and ritalin and it makes his and my life so much easier =\

[ArrrPirate666]

Uhhh... Ritalin does help people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder focus...

And there's a reason why it comes in a pill form, you're not supposed to snort it... Fucking idiot...

They said taking the proper dosage of Ritalin as prescribed would help me focused.

They didn't lie.

Then I went and crushed up seventeen 10mg pills and snorted them all.

I'm retarded.

Yes these commercials are just the pinnacle of sense maeks this duz.

[Electricspaceodyssey]

@ArrrPirate666 Give kids medical marijuana under the guidance of a Dr. - They don't -have- to get high ; Its all dose related - They are doing this in california already - I mean if were giving our kids amphetamine essentially - We might as well try a SAFER more natural approach which if they do abuse it or anything they arean't going to get addicted or die - worse case they sell it and get caught and face charges - their own fault but honestly weed should just be legal so that cant happen

[Electricspaceodyssey]

@ArrrPirate666 Not disagreeing with your story in any way-Yours is entirelly subjective as is my own;I was diagnosed with ADHD in my childhood and they gave me ritalin and it just made me ill giving me chestpains/paranoia/hallucinat­ions/tremors/dissociation/anxi­ety dissorder and nightmares on top of taking away my appetite;This past experience alone with finding out later[when i already thought my chestpains were bad]some kids died of cardiac arrest from the stuff-thats y i think weed is safer.

[ArrrPirate666]

@Electricspaceodyssey What are you talking about?

I don't care if weed is safer, I never even mentioned that in anything that I just said...

Uhh... Good for you though...? Drugs affect everyone differently, however, and I'm not saying that it works for everyone, the issue that I Have is when this dumbfuck snorts seventeen crushed pills... That's totally realistic...

[JGNSM58]

snorting ritalan is like being the retarted kid in the flashes family

[azzajack]

"they lied" these are the worst anti-drug commercials I have ever seen.

[pbvids]

Drugs are drugs. If you do em, don't complain about feeling shitty later that day, or blame your doctor.  It was you that really prescribed yourself to the medicine.

[Spades1557]

Ritalin works, but you do feel like a zombie at the end of the day.

[acidsould]

Ritalin is a prescription drug... they are saying his doctor is wrong?

[pbvids]

@acidsould yes.......

[zoikles1]

Ritalin is a prescription medication, so who are calling liars, doctors? If it didn't work then doctors wouldn't prescribe it.

[pbvids]

@zoikles1 But your doctor doesn't care about the effects on your MIND after pronlonged use. Medical Doctor's (MD's) don't really focus on your mental state. They are there to give you the drugs that fit your diganosis. Sure, Ritalin works... I think we all know this, lol.

It's like, you wouldn't drink coffee all day would you? Probably not. Ritalin is similar to coffee, only it is much more addictive and abusable.

[zoikles1]

@pbvids If everyone knows that Ritalin works, why is the video saying that's a lie? That was my point. There are MD's that focus on your mental state, they're called psychiatrists. Saying doctors just dispense prescription medications without accounting for side effects and the potential for abuse is absurd. Doctors have a legal and ethical duty to inform patients of the negative effects and they won't prescribe medications if they think a patient won't be able to balance them. (Continued)

[zoikles1]

@zoikles1 Obviously some people abuse Ritalin anyway. This video doesn't inform people about the potential harms of abusing Ritalin, it just falsely asserts that Ritalin won't help you focus. Misleading the public about the effects of a drug is not the same as informing the public. It just leads people to distrust all these anti-drug PSAs, because they can easily verify the lies on google. When actual awareness campaigns inform kids about real dangerous drugs, they won't listen.

[pdPOINTnCLICKbq]

@zoikles1 Someone should do a PSA about lying PSA's.

[pbvids]

@RanDoM8442 a half truth is also considered a lie. focusing on suicide and non-academic thoughts should count as lying.

[MondoBeno]

"They?" Who's the "they" in the commercial?

1. His parents, who give him the meds to make him shut up?

2. The psychiatrist who just pumps ADHD patients full of drugs and send them home?

[girlofgaga63]

dude I used to take ritalin and I turned out (mostly) fine

[bountyhunter555]

1st of all...who snorts lines of ritalin? if you're doin that you're a retard

2nd...nothin bad happened to the kid so what's the big deal? they should've talked about how addictive it is and how pissed off you get when you try to stop

[dtpheif]

@bountyhunter555 its this bs about perceived risk. if perceived risk (lack of information) goes down, use goes up. well yeah, when people find out things arent as harmfull as we previously believed, we use them more. if they inform people they risk perceived risk going down, so they think its best to use scare tacticts and ignorance to get there point across. although there logic is based on converse falacy, which is if this is true, then the oposite must be true, ie gateway theory.

[dtpheif]

hes right dont use riddiline, use medical marijuana instead

[dtpheif]

why didn't they go with something like, its the 2nd most accesible drug to children. or if you need it, it can be beneficial, but if you dont it can be detrimental. or that it would show up as meth on a drug test. you know things that are TRUE about it.

[dtpheif]

they do realize ridiline DOES help you focus right? im pretty sure a guy with a PH.D didn't lie to me.

[BillyAndJoshBrothers]

@dtpheif a line a day keeps the blur away!

[dtpheif]

@BillyAndJoshBrothers what? crack is whack, pot is not

[nollz69]

hiipies .!.

[WraythSkitzofrenik]

I would get migraine headaches almost every day in middle school. The doctors told me that the fluorescent lights were causing my brainwaves to overact, essentially giving me a kind of ADD. I took Ritalin for about 4 months and after that, the headaches went away.

Ritalin is safe if 1) it's prescribed by a doctor, and 2) if it's used correctly.

This PSA shows the WRONG way to use it.

[KJHalonen]

Ritalin is a stimulant. It'll only help you focus if you're ADD. These people need to get their facts straight. I used to take Ritalin (prescribed to me) but I stopped because all it did was really make me bite my nails a bit more than usual. And then my sister started selling it to her friends.

[123TroubleDouble]

IS HE LIKE 10???

[chicheater1]

fuck ritalin, spark a joint!

[commandershadeisback]

If ritalin is so bad (which can be when abused), then why the fuck do doctors give it out like candy? Kinda funny how they're speaking out against something that the Government considers safe for kids who have ADHD.

[Eddiethepig]

I'm not going to lie, that made ritalin look pretty awesome.

[TheMexChipmunk]

ritalin and all that shit sucks... i took some from a friends prescription because i didnt have any weed... xouldn't sleep for the night (i later found out it was like speed for kids lol), i had a very painful sore throat for a couple days, my heart was pounding and beating weird, i shaked and twitched, it made me anxious, ironically - i felt ADHD, my stomach felt sick and i was not hungry at all, and on top of that believe it or not, its actually pretty addictive so fuck that shit stick to bud

[dtpheif]

@TheMexChipmunk yeah if you dont need it, you get the symptoms of ADD, plus the side effects (insomia and lack of appetite) a friend of mine said she had trouble studying and asked for some, and had to tell her it would make things worse not better. but this video didn't even say that, they just said riddilne doesn't help you study, and that pissed me off because yeah, it fucking does, if you HAVE ADD.

[TheMexChipmunk]

@dtpheif hell yea

[beatandbass22]

@inhalesnevada- i know, the doctors gave me that when i was a child for about 10 years, and got off of it, bad withdraw dude

[XFTW3]

how come every drug that is discovered and used for fun is always harmful?

[tzlouis]

@Franz2099 lol ecstasy doesnt just keep you up its the happy feeling hence the name, its cool if you dont like drugs but before you start telling people how to live their lives understand its not about being cool or staying awake

[ZZLe4Ni]

They didn't lie about shit ritalin makes me focus.. too hard on one thing but it's fucking focus for sure.

[tzlouis]

omg where can i find some of that

[illman300]

what the hell is ritalin??

[ThisIsTrueHouseMusic]

@illman300 is that a serious question?

[illman300]

@ThisIsTrueHouseMusic yeah, i really dont know, maybe its a different word in my language or somethin...

[ThisIsTrueHouseMusic]

@illman300 Ritalin is used to treat people with ADHD. Another common drug is Adderall. hope this helps haha

[prorsoft]

Wow, it looks awesome. I should try it. Awesome that there are these commercials to tell me to try it.

[JamesJCWH]

My mother told me Ritalin would help me focus, she FUCKING LIED!

[mexcad]

not only does it help you focus, it improves memory, concentration BUT, it also works like coke/E.

@glargfleeb

dude... shit only gets done once you start, if you dont ull SUPER ADD lol

[dtpheif]

@mexcad actually its usually related more to using speed/meth than using coke or E

[glargfleeb]

ahaha. im abusing ritalin right now. I don't care what these people say. SHIT GETS DONE.

[mewrox99]

I've never got this ad at all. Does he kill him self or does he just watch the cars go past? Like If someone said pay $2000 to make a decent ad PROMOTING ritalin abuse this is more or less what I would make

[shgmltjd]

WHO THE HELL IS THEY? i wanna meet this "they" and shoot their ass with a high dosage of THC and CBM and all that marijuana goodness

[mofuckinlibsnig]

who the fuck can find Ritalin anymore?? I never come across that shit..

[byaaaw3]

that's EXACTLY what ritalin is like

[DemonicGemini]

When I can't stop my fiddlin' I just takes me Ritalin I'm poppin' and sailin', man

[cottonginchild]

Oh my God. Ritalin makes you a TIME TRAVELER! I gotta get some of that!

[Kinjamaimai]

They said Scientology would bring me happiness and clarity - they lied.

[LookIntoTheWild]

ADHD is over diagnosed, you have a bunch of people with normal dopamine levels taking extra dopamine for no reason. If it doesn't work maybe because you were never broken. Giving children most or any psychiatric drugs can lead to abuse.

PS: "Find out the truth about Ritalin?" FUCK THAT! "FIND OUT THE TRUTH ABOUT THE AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM!"

You ever wonder why ADHD is a huge issue in the U.S. more than any other nation?

[dtpheif]

@LookIntoTheWild because doctors get money to perscribe certain medications straight from the drug company. which encourages mis diagnosing (on purpose) and encourages non FDA approved drugs, which people should really only take if they want to win some money in court.

[thepersona100]

Ritalin is a fucking pill. you don't fucking snort it!

[awesomez67]

@thepersona100 its similar structure to cocaine 

[mewrox99]

@thepersona100

you do if you want it to be euphoric

[optimusmikey]

i took ritlain as a kid but i had 2 cause i have add

[Cooliorodriguez94]

haha! They said eating paper clips would help my metabolism. They lied. Find out the truth about paper clips. haha!

[ttgaetani]

just do adderall man, and dont forget to drink a lot

[mizzbakedbear]

This is fucking pathtic.

Doctors give this shit alllll the time.

& Mabey doctors should watch this

[2tame4fame]

just take your pills that your doctor gave you...LOL Ritalin, Ice etc

[HOTFRI3S]

they lie about everything except marijuana u niggers should know that by now fuck the lieing shit

[CNSagent]

For such a deterring ad this has quite an upbeat and cheerful song.

[tickamacar]

what song is this?

[tickamacar]

You dont snort ridilin, you swallow it. Its to help ADHD kids focus

[bigcheefnick]

superfastmodeWASAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­A

[awkwardrotations]

your 8