Episode 5: Stimulants and Sobriety: When ADHD Meets Addiction Recovery

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In this episode of ADHDebrief, I sit down with my brother to talk about something that’s personal, powerful, and often not talked about enough: the intersection of ADHD and addiction. We get into his journey through sobriety and the 12-step program, what it was like finally seeking an ADHD diagnosis after getting sober, and how those two paths—recovery and neurodivergence—intertwine in messy, unexpected ways. We also tackle the complicated conversation around taking stimulant medication after addiction, and what it means to redefine recovery when your brain’s been wired for dopamine chaos all along.