Stories of abuse by adults abound. Utah has some of the strictest standards for dispensing drugs - only principals and school nurses have keys to locked drug cabinets and are allowed to dispense the medications. A computer technician at a middle school in Michigan was caught stealing Ritalin and sentenced to 24 days in jail. Due to the increased abuse, Ritalin is now tightly controlled in pharmacies. Refills may not be included with original prescriptions and federal law prohibits prescriptions from being phoned in, even by doctors.
Federal officials are also concerned about the problem.