I just returned from the annual American Psychiatric Association meeting where I attended several conferences on Adult ADHD. ADHD is a disorder that is not 'cured', it is treated. Currently if your symptoms require medication, you will need to take meds for life.

Depending on your Concerta is not an addiction. Addiction is continued use of a drug despite adverse consequences. As a practical matter it is extraordinarily difficult to abuse Concerta and most other time-released stimulants. You have to snort or inject the immediate-release stimulants to get the euphoric high some seek. You simply can not get euphoric by taking stimulants by mouth. The calm, focused feeling is the therapeutic effect of Concerta, and that is similiar to the way other people feel most of the time. You 'depend' on your Concerta the way diabetics depend on insulin, the way asthmatics depend on albuterol puffers, the way epileptics depend on seizure meds and the way someone with a broken are depends on their pain medicine at first before their arm heals. There is nothing to feel bad about. ADHD is in large part genetic, it's not your fault.