Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts

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Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts episodes

March 11, 2020 Your Stories
Melissa and Jade hear some of your stories and speak to listeners Chris and Grace about their recovery.
45 min
March 04, 2020 Children of Addicts
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.
43 min
February 26, 2020 Employment
Melissa and Jade speak to Jason Baker who started a company to help addicts get back into work.
40 min
February 19, 2020 Drugs in prisons
Melissa and Jade speak to Viv, a former prisoner who talks about drug use in prisons and how to get help and treatment.
31 min
February 12, 2020 Chemsex
Melissa and Jade learn about chemsex from a former addict and find out what help is available.
30 min
February 05, 2020 Prescription drugs
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.
38 min
December 18, 2019 Sober Christmas
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.
39 min
December 11, 2019 Sober dating
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.
36 min
December 04, 2019 Friends and Family
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.
54 min
November 27, 2019 What do you do for fun?
DJ Fat Tony talks to Melissa and Jade about the misconceptions about recovering addicts and the things people say to them.
44 min

About 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.