In this episode we talk about the power in the language used around recovery and addiction. This leads us to talking about life chances and what lies beneath the presenting and sometimes obvious need. Retired senior police officer Jason Kew and Gateshead's Director of Public Health Alice Wiseman share their experiences, hope and compassion from their journeys and how we need to change a relationship with the harm we witness within our communities.

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Note: In all of our Changing Lives Podcasts we make references to topics such as addiction, homelessness, mental health problems and domestic violence. For more information on our work or to seek support for any of the issues we discuss, you can visit https://www.changing-lives.org.uk/