diagnosed at 9 with adhd i was already a miserable kid.started taking ritilin things really got better.but then my parents after 19 yrs divorced.very dirty custody battle,so with all this the treatment just got dropped.So back to misery not fitting in and a failure.then i found something and it made me feel great forgot my problems,good old opiates.im not going to drag this story anyway im 36 now been on suboxone 4 yrs<but something was still not right.i tried antidepressants,xanax,serequel everything.So basically even though was not abusing opiates anymore still the same.worry all the time<no friiends,sat on couchwatching life go by.Finally i got desperate i read an article that all the symptoms could be from adult adhd.so i went out,and first family dr put e on vyvanse which totally changed me.price was high so changed to adderall but great results,not only that but since being on adderall i know longer have to take my 16mg suboxone.my life was pathetic allways home,no friends,forgot how to live.now im with my family,grups,met a girl i feel alive again.anyway i know adderall is very addictive my mom keeps close eye.but most drug addicts have adhd and just need treatment.im not anxious depressed i have motivation.and before i wasted 17 yrs on opiates.I think more doctors should give addicts a chance with adhd meds<i would like to know what any of you thank about this issue<we find something to hide symptoms when we could be living.please annnyone write me back.