Neuroscientist Dr Brian Pennie knows only too well the horrors of addiction, he was a heroin addict before he miraculously turned his life around.
Now in this three-part series he lifts the lid on how modern addictions are literally rewiring our brains and asks what can we do to break free?
Episode One: Phones, Gaming, Gambling.
Episode Two: Alcohol and Drugs
Episode Three: Recovery
All episodes are also interwoven with Brian Pennie’s personal story of going from heroin addiction to becoming a neuroscientist and lecturer in Trinity College Dublin.

Dr. Brian Pennie
Wednesday April 2nd
RTÉ One
Photography Credit: Andres Poveda
Production Company: Cable Rock Pictures

Dr. Brian Pennie
Wednesday April 2nd
RTÉ One
Photography Credit: Andres Poveda
Production Company: Cable Rock Pictures

Dr. Brian Pennie
Wednesday April 2nd
RTÉ One
Photography Credit: Andres Poveda
Production Company: Cable Rock Pictures

Dr. Brian Pennie
Wednesday April 2nd
RTÉ One
Photography Credit: Andres Poveda
Production Company: Cable Rock Pictures

Dr. Brian Pennie
Wednesday April 2nd
RTÉ One
Photography Credit: Andres Poveda
Production Company: Cable Rock Pictures

Dr. Brian Pennie
Wednesday April 2nd
RTÉ One
Photography Credit: Andres Poveda
Production Company: Cable Rock Pictures

Dr. Brian Pennie
Wednesday April 2nd
RTÉ One
Photography Credit: Andres Poveda
Production Company: Cable Rock Pictures

Dr. Brian Pennie
Wednesday April 2nd
RTÉ One
Photography Credit: Andres Poveda
Production Company: Cable Rock Pictures