Most gamers will grab an armful of sugar and energy drinks if they need to keep awake during a monster play session, but for one New Zealand high school boy, that wasn't enough. He decided to inhale a load of Ritalin to enhance his Xbox 360 time, and it didn't end well. Who could have guessed?
The boy as admitted to hospital, "White as a sheet and hyperventilating" after snorting the prescription drugs through a "makeshift device." The Ritalin was obtained from a classmate and the boy admits he's been on it for some time, inhaling it from a stripped-down pen nub.
"Being such a traumatic, emotional experience of thinking my boy was dying, to 'he is snorting drugs,' put me in shock," said the father, who has managed to remain anonymous alongside his son. "... If [parents] have Ritalin in their houses it needs to be kept in a secure place. They all think their kids are angels."
Today we have learned that slurping a bunch of drugs up your nose to play videogames is not a good idea. We dodged a bullet there, right guys?
Bad Idea: Snorting Ritalin and Xbox 360 Gaming [GamePolitics]
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12:45 PM on 08.08.2011 | 
Someone will figure one out to fit.
I blame the schools.
It's extremely addictive and dangerous, but who gives a fuck.
Christ.
Nicotine, Valium, Ritalin, Marijuana, Ecstasy and Alcohol
God, if you’re going to do something stupid, do it the smart way!
Drugs Rule kids, dont be pussies
I'm not even going to think twice about taking my dose tomorrow.
Also, Darwinism has failed yet again.
QOTSA \m/
Yes. Josh homme. Day is complete
But what kind of retard snorts a whole box
Dunno how much truth there is to that but they did want it ground up so they could snort it. Either way i stopped selling once my supply ran out. Met alot of shady characters that were always happy to see me. Good times.
It probably works like a Game Genie version for the kinect.
When used by goddamn idiots like this, it's just like any other amphetamines.
But seriously. Ritalin?