This paper provides the reader with a teaching format for the drug, Ritalin. The format that this paper uses is a single hypothetical patient - a male student in his second year of college - who has just been placed on a Ritalin regiment for treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder. This paper is constructed in two sections: The first section focuses on the database for Ritalin, including the application and the effects of the drug. The second addresses the use of Ritalin by the male subject. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.