This week, we look at how young people are affected by addiction, how they may or may not access treatment and the reasons why. We explore some more dilemmas, based on lived experience from early recovery. Also, we're talking about cake, putting vegetables in porridge and alcoholic anger...

This week we're looking at organisation and time management. We're also talking about provision and funding for detox and treatment, and we find more than a few contradictions! And lastly, we have the first part of our interview with Bob, who describes his spiritual journey.

This week we're talking about the effects of addiction on our mental health and how it is (or isn't) addressed in recovery. We also look at how our cognitive faculties and short-term memory are affected by the years in the madness.

This week we're looking at detox and rehabilitation, at what is available, how it can be accessed and at some of the issues surrounding its provision. We also look at the importance of the dry house process and how this can serve as a means towards sustaining long-term recovery. And on a lighter note, we're talking about bonding with fish...

When dealing with addiction and its consequences (to the individual and to society), is treatment a better solution than punishment? We're also looking at how addicts and alcoholics are both branded and marginalised in society as a whole.

This week, we're joined by Russell Brand and Changes UK's CEO Steve Dixon. We're talking about addiction and just about everything it entails.

This week we're talking to Casey from 'Addiction & The Family Podcast'; he talks about where and how his journey started and where he is now. We look at some of the issues affecting the families of those who suffer from the disease of addiction and how we approach dealing with them.

This week, we're looking at 'that feeling of having missed out' because of years spent in addiction, while our Mediawatch uncovers some uncomfortable truths about alcohol and the news. And what would we do if we could time travel in recovery?

What is a mental defence? Why do we need it and how do we use it? This week, we're talking about how we reset our default  mechanisms in recovery and how we build up our mental defences and use them in everyday situations. We have more from our media watch and more dilemmas particular to early recovery. Meanwhile, the cats are wearing hats...

This week, we're looking at the ways in which alcohol and drug-related incidents are reported in the news; in fact, conducting a simple search on the topic reveals something very unexpected! We're also looking at stigmatisation and judgement as a result. We have more Vox Pops, and our cats are wearing some questionable, but striking headgear...