An interesting podcast. But the subject needs to take SOME responsibility for his addiction
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“It was certainly interesting to hear about the bank robbery aspects of this story. The play by play from Detective Carver was fascinating. But the addiction story came off as trite and disappointing primarily for the subject’s aversion to taking any kind of responsibility for the situation he found himself in. And that shouldn’t be a surprise, as that seems to be very much the culture of Seattle (and the West Coast) in which no one ever wants to take responsibly for anything. And addicts playing the self-serving blame game is even more standard. I’m not saying that Perdue pharma and all of the vultures along the profit chain aren’t complicit in the horror that is the opiates epidemic. I fully realize there are plenty of corporations that are happy to put people in early graves to make a buck. I’m also not passing judgment on people who get addicted to substances as addiction is very common. But at a certain point an adult has to man up and take responsibility for the outcome of his own life. I too have had a very serious injury that involved a lot of pain. I too had an opiates prescription. But I didn’t fall down a slippery slope that led to heroin addiction and my becoming a bank robber. Maybe that’s a choice. Perhaps is was good judgment. Maybe it’s genetics. Who knows. But it is one thing for Tony to blame Perdue and the doctor(s) feel good for providing him with the initial opiates. But is Perdue also responsible for his son getting into heroin as well? Tony’s story would be much more palatable if he would just take SOME responsibility for his situation. And the lack of editorial balance on the part of the podcasters, in not once providing a counterpoint, made this podcast unbalanced.”
cjboffoli via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/04/21
More reviews of Hooked
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Love the podcast, what a devastating situation for this family and so many others though. Easy to follow, thank you!”
CRJeepin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/27/21
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“Wish this could be made into a tv series
Sounds like it’s similar to the new Disney series dopesick”
Smithy070510 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/17/21
☆
☆
☆
☆
☆
“I haven’t been this into a podcast in a long time. The storytelling is so compelling and it shows the complex realities of addiction. You have to give Hooked a listen! I’m (impatiently) waiting for the other episodes to be released.”
Maisey T. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/10/21
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
Listen now
Links
Genres
Artwork or description wrong?
Request an update »
Updates may take a few minutes.
Do you host a podcast?
Track your ranks and reviews from Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.
