Medications Used to Treat ADHD. Stimulant medications commonly prescribed for attention deficit disorder include methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate, Methylin) and certain amphetamines (Dexedrine, Dextrostat, Adderall). Methylphenidate is a short acting drug, and in older forms, had to be taken multiple times a day.
Conaway falls down stairs. Jeff Conaway. Michael Williams/startraksphoto. Former âTaxiâ star and âCelebrity Rehabâ alumni Jeff Conaway fell down a staircase at his Los Angeles home yesterday â breaking his hip, his arm, fracturing his neck and suffering a brain hemorrhage. Conaway, 59, was sent to emergency surgery last night.
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) Updated 5:14 p.m. EST. Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood beauty who gave up acting for 30 years and later became the oldest Academy Award acting nominee as the spunky survivor in Titanic, has died. She was 100. Stuart died of respiratory failure Sunday night at her Los Angeles home, her daughter, Sylvia Thompson, said Monday.