Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery
The story of how Russell Brand battled to stay clean of drugs is at the heart of this honest, personal film in which he challenges how our society deals with addicts and addiction.
Ten years ago Russell Brand was addicted to heroin, his career was unravelling and he was told he may only have six months to live. The story of how he battled to stay clean of drugs is at the heart of this eye-opening and searingly honest, personal film in which Brand challenges how our society deals with addicts and addiction.
It comes in the wake of the tragic death of his friend Amy Winehouse, which was the spur to this exploration of the 'condition of addiction' which, he believes, is misunderstood and wrongly treated. Brand meets a whole range of people from whom he draws insights - scientists at the cutting edge of research into the psychology of addiction, those involved in innovative recovery treatments and drug addicts themselves.
Is addiction a disease? Should it be criminalised? And is abstinence-based recovery, which worked for Brand, a possible way forward? In this documentary Brand challenges conventional theory and practice as well as government policy in his own inimitable style, confronting the reality of addiction head on. Along the way he draws on his own experience to try to help one of the addicts he meets to take the first steps towards recovery. Armed with his own heartfelt beliefs and new insights gained during his journey, Brand has the opportunity to change the hearts and minds of policy makers when he is invited to give evidence before the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Affairs Select Committee investigating the efficacy of current drug addiction treatment in the UK.
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Clips
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Introduction
Duration: 02:36
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Dr Clare Gerada
Duration: 03:41
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Martino and Russell
Duration: 02:56
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Russell Brand: From Addiction to Recovery Trail
Duration: 00:30
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Russell Brand |
Presenter | Russell Brand |
Presenter | Russell Brand |
Executive Producer | Liz Hartford |
Executive Producer | Liz Hartford |
Executive Producer | Liz Hartford |
Producer | Ross Wilson |
Producer | Ross Wilson |
Producer | Ross Wilson |
Director | Ross Wilson |
Director | Ross Wilson |
Director | Ross Wilson |
Broadcasts
- Thu 16 Aug 2012 21:00
- Fri 17 Aug 2012 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three
- Fri 17 Aug 2012 22:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sat 18 Aug 2012 04:15
- Mon 20 Aug 2012 01:00
- Mon 20 Aug 2012 04:30
- Thu 23 Aug 2012 02:55
- Fri 24 Aug 2012 00:30
- Tue 28 Aug 2012 03:55
- Thu 30 Aug 2012 02:00
- Thu 20 Sep 2012 22:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Thu 20 Sep 2012 23:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Northern Ireland
- Thu 20 Sep 2012 23:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales
- Fri 8 Mar 2013 21:00
- Sat 9 Mar 2013 01:15