Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk. Bob gets some reassuring news from Dr. Drew, whats with weed?, Bob the observer observes some stoners,  legal cocaine and heroin sarcastically, remembering Reverend Bud Green, Lil Peep dies, benzo's, some really good Thelonious Monster tour stories, the homeless problem vs the church problem.

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk recovery, treatment songwriting, things have to change, drug companies advertising, guns, politics. faith based recovery, prison and Thelonious Monster of course

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk house names, Bob gets married, relationships, Hollywood, kids, school, parenting skills, body brokers, clinician talk, com logs, treatment methods and getting the right help.

Bob and Mike talk songwriting, indie scene, Misfits reunion, drugs, 2017, rehabs in 2018, legal pot, 2018 and taking kids to concerts while Chuk is rehabilitating from hernia surgery. 

Bob Forrest, Chuk Davis and Mike get on the phone to talk with counselor Patrick O'Reilly and intervention specialist Kevin Schaefer. These two along with engineer and recovered junkie Ryan Gorman started a chapter of Don't Die in Wisconsin. We are incredibly honored to have them as our first chapter and brothers in the fight against big pharma, crooked rehabs and a growing threat to the young and...

Bob and Chuk talk about the new Rehab Bob website and its purpose. Bobs rehab history. part two of the six questions you need to ask a rehab if your considering, Bob ends with a heartbreaking story. What is the family program like? What kind of follow up, after-care programs are offered? What is the average length of stay?   www.rehabbob.com www.alorecovery.com  

#31   Bob and Chuk talk about Chuck Mosley, Fentanyl use, the pit falls of helping the addict get in to treatment. Part one of Bobs six questions you should ask rehab centers when you seek one. How long has the facility been in operation?   How many licensed professionals work full-time at the facility?   What do they specialize in?     www. rehabob.com

Bob, Mike And Chuk talk OC punk, dead pets, the billionaire Sacklers, Don't die starting up across the country, pharmacist and doctor checks and balances are gone, Chris Hoy, Tropical meetings, "we meet for the new person" discussion.

 Bob and Mike on this one folks. When to talk about drugs with your kids, the potency of drugs today, schools, sexual abuse, our childhood, helicoptering, letting kids go out alone, girls in the Boy Scouts, Don't Die spreading across the nation.

Advocating safe injection sites, needle exchange programs, 911 police policies, concert stories, The greatest new bands, cold medicines, horse boners and Vice President Pence.

Gratitude, whatever works, changing a diaper at Disneyland, dealers, drones, broken old cars, Hollywood and some good drug stories.

The fires, drug testing, Bob's FB posts, Bruce Springsteen, FB is for old folks, the Vegas shootings, defensive concert going, rape culture in America and staying silent, not accepting things that are wrong, acceptance as a concept, flight from 12 step, change has to happen.

Bob, Chuk and Mike in this one, Bob tells the story about Alo House recovery and the beginning, yoga pants, botox, politics, the Left, the Right, hatred, division, taxes, money, Hobby Lobby, bombs, the Rocketman and let's heal America!

Bob on being a positive pessimist, sober by example, wearing our sobriety like a loose, comfortable garment, pooping, Google takes a moral stand on rehab advertising, the reality and perils of not using a professional interventionist, love of heroin, love and relationships, 

Bob and Mike talk dying junkies, news reporting, fossil fuel lobby, liberal disillusion, mindset change, spiritual malady, bullish*t information, punk rock history, The Vandals, Tex and the Horseheads, Thelonious Monster, shooting guns in the house, put your hands in the air but don't die.

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk about being ex-addict punk rock parents, bikers, sponsors, fucked up parents with fucked up kids, learning how to communicate and being a better citizen.

Continued Talk about coming trends in rehab policy, in network changes for the better of the whole industry. creating a new mentality, raising kids

Bob talks about the changes coming for the Rehab business, talks about God "there's too much God stuff in the world, if you're that happy about ,keep it to yourself",  clinically charged tough talk and honest appraisal's, wine and whiners.

More of Bob's story, punk rock history, Bob's family history, drug history, doing dope in New York.

Bob goes to Paris and observes millennials, parents and differences in parenting. Acts like an American asshole and gets a painful phone call about a friend. Talks about existence, existentialism, beliefs and ends with good hearted laughter about kids learning how to do everyday things in rehab.

Bob copes dope and shoots up for the first time with Top Jimmy. Wild in the streets lyrics and Bob's 64 Valiant, program, monotheism, is the 12 step program outdated? Is anonymity really just a reflection of shame? Get into the right treatment

AMA, big pharma, purdue is the evil empire. Talk needs to get back to junkie to junkie. Music talk about heavy metal, getting stoned on pot, bob catches his hair on fire smoking bunk. LSD at Disneyland. Bob talks his atheist views

Find the answer's here to some very important questions. Does treatment work? Fixing the broken things. PaintBall in rehab? Really? The journey begins with "I'm not sure I want to stop using" Bob's eskimo, Brendan Mullen tribute.

Bob Forrest and Mike Martt talk about Thelonious Monster, music scenes, opioid epidemic, scoring from doctors and recovery while Chuk Davis is away doing the good work.

Counselor talk about licensing, almost failing, the test, being a honest, intuitive, counselor even if you   were not a great student. For the parents, asking the right questions when choosing a rehab and what to expect. As always, advising addicts if your not ready to quit just "Don't Die" because we do care.