Shaun Attwood (Ex Stockbroker / Drug Smuggler)
Changes with Annie Macmanus
Annie Macmanus
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2021
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
We end the series with a wild and raucous cautionary tale of change. Shaun Attwood’s life is something you would expect to see in a film. He grew up in a small northern town and went on to become a stockbroker millionaire in Arizona. He then became a kingpin in drug smuggling, bringing up to £4 million of ecstasy into America. Eventually this lifestyle caught up with him and led to a SWAT team knocking his door down in 2002. He faced a 200 year sentence and after a legal battle and serving two years in the notorious Maricopa County Jail he was sentenced to 9 ½ years. He served almost 6 years in total, the final years in the Arizona Department of Corrections, before being deported to the UK.
After submerging himself in thousands of books in prison including psychology and philosophy, Shaun changed his perspective and is now an author, speaker and activist about the war on drugs sharing his experience, issues affecting prisoners rights and the consequences he faced by getting involved in drugs and crime.
Shaun’s story is like nothing you’ve ever heard before.
You can find all the details of Shaun’s books, podcast and you tube channel here:
Shaun Attwood on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/derickatt/featured
Warning: This episode references drug abuse and addiction throughout with references to sexual abuse, violence and suicide.
Should you be affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, in the UK, The Samaritans can be reached on 116 123. You can also contact Mind on 0300 123 3393 or head to mind.org.uk.
In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here; http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html
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