Dr Brian Pennie has a fascinating life story. In October 2013, following over 15 years of heroin addiction, the Dublin man fought to get clean and turn his life around. Not only earning his sobriety but returning to education to become a neuroscientist and lecturer at Trinity College.
Knowing all too well the horrors of addiction, he has dedicated his impressive career to studying the brain, working to understand trauma, resilience, and how our minds can be changed for the better.
Now, he hopes to distill his hard-earned knowledge as the host of RTÉ One’s brand new docu-series, Hooked.

The three-part show will lift…