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The guest of the episode is Abdul Hamid Al-Bilali, an engineer, jurist, and writer specializing in combating drugs, and the founder of the Bashayer Al-Khair Association for the Treatment of Addicts. He lived with addicts for 30 years, earning him the title of (Friend of the Repentant). We talked about his visits to American prisons, modern types of addiction, the spread of drugs during the Iraqi invasion, stories of violence and addiction, and his experience in treating addicts and confronting gangs. We learned about the lives of addicts from the inside and how to deal with them. Episode topics: 0:00 - 0:24 Suspense 0:25 - 1:07 Introduction 1:08 - 7:02 Life in old Kuwait 7:03 - 10:31 Studying at the first school in Kuwait 10:32 - 19:02 Scholarship to Britain 19:03 - 20:13 First job 20:14 - 27:08 Experiences that introduced him to drugs 27:09 - 30:23 Visiting American prisons 30:24 - 33:49 Returning to Kuwait after the invasion 33:50 - 39:43 Establishing a committee to treat addicts 39:44 - 51:04 First meeting with an addict 51:05 - 1:01:15 What is addiction and its stages? 1:01:16 - 1:11:58 Wrong parenting 1:11:59 - 1:17:39 Recovery from addiction 1:17:40 - 1:21:32 How do I deal with an addict? 1:21:33 - 1:25:23 The story of addiction and violence 1:25:24 - 1:31:36 Addiction in Kuwaiti prisons 1:31:37 - 1:34:19 Addiction treatment centers 1:34:20 - 1:36:09 Premarital addiction testing 1:36:10 - 1:38:45 A message to the addict This episode is sponsored by: Warba Bank https://www.warbabank.com Rawathom Podcast Team: Presented by: Sayer Al-Otaibi Prepared by: Muhammad Farwana Directed by: Musaed Al-Qudaifi Rawathom Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/riwaythom/?... Rawathom TikTok account https://www.tiktok.com/@riwayathom?_t... Rawathom Twitter account https://twitter.com/riwayathom?s=21&t... _____ Note: The guests’ narrative represents them alone, It does not represent the staff, and the podcast welcomes all accounts.