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Can stimulant medications be used along with buprenorphine or methadone?

Question from a Member: Is it safe to prescribe stimulants for patients on buprenorphine (Suboxone®)? Our Member’s question is clinically important because: 1. About 20% to 25% of patients on oral opioid maintenance treatment were found to have comorbid ADHD (Rohner et al., 2023b; Carpentier et al., 2011). 2. When ADHD is present along with…

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