By the way, doctors are getting more and more inclined to contact pharmacies and request a Fax'd account of all your drug purchases. Sometimes, they won't even tell you that they've done this. Then they compare what you tell them with what the FAX says.

It's not smart to throw away controlled drugs these days. People will assume you either took them, or sold them. The smart thing to do, if you really want to get rid of a controlled substance, like Ritalin, is to bring it to the pharmacist for him to dispose of. He will be happy to give you a receipt and/or inform your doctor that you gave up the pills. Just a suggestion.

Ritalin is even more tightly controlled than a pain killer, like Vicodin. Chemically, it's a cousin of methamphetamine. As a poster mentioned above, the risk of federally scrutiny is more on the physician and the pharmacist than it is on you. This is why your doctor will get major ticked off, if it appears you're screwing around. Appearance is everything in this matter.