Bad idea.
The boy, 15, was rushed to hospital “white as a sheet and hyperventilating” after taking the drug, which is normally prescribed for sufferers of things like ADHD and narcolepsy.
The boy’s school is attempting to investigate how he got hold of the drug, as it’s believed he bought it from a classmate, but can’t really do much since neither the teen nor his father have been willing to identify themselves.
Boy bought Ritalin to stay awake and play XBox [TVNZ, via Game Politics]
Chazz
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:03 PMWhat do you expect from a country that allows year 12 students to write their exams in “text speak”?
noko
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:16 PMWait what?! Is that true?
Chazz
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:23 PMIndeed it is.
Bruce
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:53 PMBroo is that srs?… I’m doing my fkn trial HSC now wtfffff!!! I get writers cramp after having to write like 15 pages in 2 hrs.
ripperhugme
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10:09 PMI want to go to there…
adam
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 11:37 PMI don’t believe you, can you show me some proof?
Chazz
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 8:40 AMAre people too lazy to google now?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10409902
It came down to the fact that unless correct spelling, punctuation etc was absolutely required in an exam (e.g. English exam) then text speak and abbreviations were allowed.
digitalus
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 9:47 AMMissed a perfect opportunity for a LMGTFY.com link there…. http://tinyurl.com/3pp3yg4 ^_^
quicksickburger
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:49 PMWhile I agree with you that the ‘txt spk’ thing is ludicrous, I am quite happy to live in a nation where I can walk into any game retailer and purchase as many sweet sweet copies of Mortal Kombat as I please.
Aaron
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 10:52 AMOooooh Burn. Good point though, it’s not like the Australian education system is a bastion of intelligencia. For a laugh ask 100 public school graduates in Australia who the first Australian Prime Minister was.
I’ve never understood the sibling like rivalry between Aussies and Kiwis. It’s like we were scrounging around for someone to pick on and just chose our nearest english speakin neighbour.
SRG
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 1:06 PMSkip asking them history questions. Ask most Australians the difference between you’re, your and yore, or their, there, and there. The educational standards in this country are pathetic.
Matt
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:07 PMAs a current year thirteen student in New Zealand, I can assure you that this is not the case. There was something about it being discussed in the news several months ago, but part of the success criteria for any exam at year twelve level is to “Write fluently”, and anybody who writes an essay in text speak will automatically not achieve.
boxanata
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:05 PMLMfAO!
Luke
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:22 PMIn theory the kid was on the right track, ritalin and cocaine are quite similar, ritalin isnt as potent but the effect lasts longer then cocaine.
Still, the kid was stupid, it would have been more effective to just ingest it.
Virus__
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10:27 PMErr you mean Meth/Speed not coke right? Since it’s similar to methamphetamine y’know Crystal Meth/Ice.
I’ve had a few friends tell me they did a few bumps of this shit in their uni days to stay awake and do assignments.
I also have a mate on the shit & you know when he’s off it, he gets really agitated lol. Kinda funny he took himself off it recently and oh lawdy.
Damian
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:25 PMBam. Headcase.
roby
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:36 PMI wonder what game he wanted to play
scruffy
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 1:53 AMKinectimals. That tiger cub’s pretty scary when you’re jacked up.
706
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11:32 AMI know this is wrong, but now you have me imagining playing that game while on acid. That would have to be one hell of a trip.
fallenangel0185
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 8:43 PMits sad cos this kid is a drug addict in the making. at a tender age, he has began to use drugs and stimulants as a form of normal functionality. in the words of the great robert deniro, “thats how it starts”
Korwin
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:39 PMWay to go genius…
Thing is that if he ingested it, he would have been fine… and probably plenty alert. Stick with coffee kid.
Daniel Green
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10:20 PMAnd they get the R18+ rating?
JasonLikeLightning
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 12:39 AMSissy! Ritalin is for pokeChumps, I shelve a handful of dexi’s when I get my all-nite game on.
Yam
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 8:36 AMPfft Shelving is old hat…
Aaron
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 10:55 AMI listen to Dexys Midnight Runners to get jacked up, is that the same thing. I keep the CD on a shelf as well. Oh Too rye ayyyy.
Lonely Wolf
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 10:17 AMBlame it on GTA.
Ash
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 12:46 PMYou’re right you know, blame the computer game for making him stay up all night on drugs.
Black Dahlia NZ
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 10:54 AMShortland street became real