Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts

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Two women of substance, Melissa Rice and Jade Wye, debunk the stereotype of addicts and guide you through the highs and lows of addiction and recovery.

BBC Radio 5 live

  • Oct 7, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 41m AVG DURATION
  • 27 EPISODES


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Celebrating Visible Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 49:17


In the final episode, Melissa and Jade speak to two people who celebrate visible recovery and are committed to making a difference.

Codependency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 44:58


Melissa and Jade look at codependency and how to treat it if it becomes problematic.

Sex and porn addiction

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 50:34


Melissa and Jade explore sex and porn addiction. They talk to two recovering sex and porn addicts about misconceptions, their lived experiences and how to manage it.

Routes To Recovery

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 55:16


TV personality and entrepreneur Spencer Matthews talks about the way he got sober as Melissa and Jade explore different ways people achieve recovery.

Gaming

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 43:29


Melissa and Jade speak to Cam Adair about his gaming addiction and why he founded a support community for video game addiction.

Cultural Barriers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 41:48


Melissa and Jade hear about cultural barriers faced in addiction and recovery. Mindset coach Africa Brooke shares her story of getting help in recovery as a woman of colour. Plus, Ricky Bhandal discusses the barriers he's seen as a substance misuse consultant with over 15 years experience.

Mental health

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 54:43


Melissa & Jade talk about managing mental health & addiction. Actor & comedian Joe Tracini describes how being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder affects his life. If you need support with mental health, help and support is available: https://bbc.in/2FBttik

Social Media

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 50:15


Melissa and Jade talk about social media usage and how it can become problematic. They speak to Danny Bowman who at one point was taking 200 selfies a day for his social channels.

Relapse

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 41:59


Melissa and Jade talk about relapse and speak to Holly Sexton, a recovery worker who works with clients to help them understand their addiction and triggers, whilst supporting those who've relapsed.

Lockdown

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 44:12


Melissa and Jade talk about recovery in lockdown, plus Alcohol Change UK join the pod to discuss how lockdown's affected drinking habits and how to spot potential problems.

Your Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 44:10


Melissa and Jade hear some of your stories and speak to listeners Chris and Grace about their recovery.

Children of Addicts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 42:23


Melissa and Jade speak to Josh Connolly about being a child of an addict and the affect it had on him growing up and his own problem drinking.

Employment

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 39:23


Melissa and Jade speak to Jason Baker who started a company to help addicts get back into work.

Drugs in prisons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 30:02


Melissa and Jade speak to Viv, a former prisoner who talks about drug use in prisons and how to get help and treatment.

Chemsex

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 29:21


Melissa and Jade learn about chemsex from a former addict and find out what help is available.

Prescription drugs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 37:05


Melissa and Jade speak to Nicki who was addicted to prescription drugs for 20 years. She tells them how there's been an increase in awareness around the addiction.

Sober Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 38:18


Melissa and Jade talk about what Christmas used to be like for them in active addiction and now how they manage to enjoy it in recovery.

Sober dating

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 35:26


Melissa and Jade talk about what it's like to start dating after you get clean and sober, and they get the male perspective from journalist Alex Cooper.

Friends and Family

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 53:21


Melissa speaks to her sister Rebecca and Jade talks to her friend Kathy about how their addictions affected the people close to them. The girls also speak to the step mum of Amy Winehouse, Jane, about the foundation set up in Amy’s memory.

What do you do for fun?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 43:42


DJ Fat Tony talks to Melissa and Jade about the misconceptions about recovering addicts and the things people say to them.

Food addiction

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 36:32


Jade and Melissa speak to a psychotherapist who specialises in addiction and Bibi, who's suffered with food addiction since she was a child.

Rehab

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 39:06


Melissa and Jade talk about their time in rehab and what to do if you need to access help with an addiction.

Gambling

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 47:36


Former England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams talks about his alcoholism and setting up the charity Sporting Chance. Singer Amy Wadge describes how music helps her recovery.

Why don’t you just stop?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 46:46


Melissa and Jade talk about the secrecy of addiction with Mandy Ogunmokun - the founder of the Treasures Foundation who helps hundreds of vulnerable women.

Addiction: a disease or is it self-inflicted?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 39:36


Former Blue Peter presenter Richard Bacon joins Melissa and Jade to talk about his own history with drugs and alcohol as they ask whether addiction is a disease or self-inflicted.

The Rock Bottom

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 50:40


Melissa and Jade talk about hitting their rock bottom and how it was the start of their recovery from alcohol and drug addiction.

Hooked: the preview

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 3:14


Drink, drugs, addiction - it can happen to anyone. Melissa and Jade share their stories of incredible highs, to the rock bottom lows and will be joined by guests along the way.

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