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Drugs Episodes

Drug addiction is a multifaceted issue that touches on individual experiences and broader societal factors. This category delves into the effects of various substances, from opioids and stimulants to synthetic drugs, while addressing the challenges faced by those struggling with dependency. Personal narratives highlight resilience and recovery, while harm reduction strategies such as naloxone distribution and safe consumption sites are explored as life-saving interventions. The podcast also examines the cultural and systemic factors that perpetuate drug addiction, offering a comprehensive perspective on this critical issue.
Neil Firbank: Heroin Recovery and The National Recovery Games
March 6, 2026

Neil Firbank: Heroin Recovery and The National Recovery Games

In this episode of Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma, Neil Firbank joins us to discuss heroin addiction recovery and how connection and purpose can transform lives. We explore themes of addiction recovery, traum...

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Finley Worthington: Ketamine, Bladder Damage & Blood Jelly - Addiction and Education Reform
Feb. 25, 2026

Finley Worthington: Ketamine, Bladder Damage & Blood Jelly - Addiction and Education Reform

Finley joins Believe in People to share his lived experience of ketamine addiction and recovery, and how a substance that first felt functional and harmless became physically and psychologically destructive. We explore how ea...

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Believe in People EXTRA: Recovery vs Recovered - Why Identity Still Matters
Feb. 20, 2026

Believe in People EXTRA: Recovery vs Recovered - Why Identity Still Matters

This episode of Believe in People Extra explores one of the most debated ideas in addiction: being recovered rather than simply in recovery . Young Lee unpacks the difference between cured and recovered, explaining the “twist...

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Joe Sealey: Cocaine, Fame & Football Legacy - Recovery Behind Reality TV
Dec. 24, 2025

Joe Sealey: Cocaine, Fame & Football Legacy - Recovery Behind Reality TV

In this episode of Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma , Joe Sealey joins us to discuss cocaine addiction, alcohol misuse, grief, and recovery. Known to millions as a cast member on The Real Housewives of Cheshire...

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Believe in People EXTRA: The 12 Steps - Why Rehab Wasn’t Enough
Dec. 12, 2025

Believe in People EXTRA: The 12 Steps - Why Rehab Wasn’t Enough

In the first episode of Believe in People Extra , our new spin off miniseries, Michelle Heaton speaks openly about what it feels like to want to stop drinking and not be able to. She explains the medical dangers she didn’t un...

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Patti Clark: Alcohol, Relapse & Women’s Recovery - Breaking Generational Patterns
Dec. 5, 2025

Patti Clark: Alcohol, Relapse & Women’s Recovery - Breaking Generational Patterns

In this episode of Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma , Patti reflects on a lifetime shaped by silence, trauma, and survival. Growing up in a dysfunctional home in 1970s San Francisco - marked by alcoholism, emot...

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Taz Hussain: Racism, Culture & Addiction - Recovery as a British-Pakistani Muslim
Nov. 13, 2025

Taz Hussain: Racism, Culture & Addiction - Recovery as a British-Pakistani Muslim

In this episode of Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma , we are privileged to sit down with Taz , whose life story spans racism, identity conflict, culture, trauma, addiction, and the long path to redemption. Born...

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Katie Price & Kerry Katona: Cocaine, Fame & Motherhood - Surviving Addiction in Public
Nov. 6, 2025

Katie Price & Kerry Katona: Cocaine, Fame & Motherhood - Surviving Addiction in Public

In this episode of Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma , Katie Price and Kerry Katona sit down for a raw, unfiltered conversation about cocaine addiction , recovery, motherhood, mental health, and the double stand...

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Mel Barrett: Cocaine, Alcohol & Boxing - Identity, Recovery & 12 Steps
Oct. 1, 2025

Mel Barrett: Cocaine, Alcohol & Boxing - Identity, Recovery & 12 Steps

In this episode of Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma, Mel shares a powerful and deeply honest account of her journey through alcohol misuse , escalating substance use, mental health struggles, and the non-linear...

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