Making of an Addict: Breaking the stigma of addiction

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I’ve got a four-year plan,” he said. “This keeps me on the right path and I’m only getting better and better in training.

A singer-songwriter from Salford is making a bid to be Christmas number one after beating drink and drug addiction. SHINNy aims to reach individuals across the city region and beyond to help educate, engage and support people around mental health. I want this film to help others face their demons and overcome their disease of addiction. It’s an illness that affects hundreds-of-thousands of people in the country. I had to show them that it is possible to pull through. Now I’ve got a new addiction, which is boxing and getting fit.

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The Making of an Addict will show Shinny at his most vulnerable as he shares deeply personal aspects of his life. The film will hone in on the realities of addiction to recreate moments of desperation and paranoia. This year’s Official Christmas Number 1 race begins Friday 16 December with the cut-off point for sales and streams to be counted toward the chart being midnight on December 22. In 2016, the race for Christmas Number 1 remains as unpredictable as it’s ever been. Here’s why: The X Factor’s grip on the race has loosened

James ‘SHINNy’ Davenport has been on a mission for the last four years, working online to spread the word about positive mental health and recovery. CHRIS GREEN MAKES NEW SALFORD FILM BASED ON SHINNY’S LIFE AND ADDICTION - Salford Star - with attitude & love xxx During the Q and A at the film premiere, the subject of the 'upside of addiction' came to light. SHINNy is certain that an addictive personality can be a huge positive, if channelled in the right direction. "It [addiction] can manifest itself in other areas. It drives you and boosts the ego." Now three years sober, James has turned to meditation and spirituality to help his recovery. As well as supporting several weekly Alcohol Anonymous groups, he is also writing a book, set to be published next summer, in which he will open up about the true story behind his recovery. If more people were open about their mental heath struggles, he told us, there would be less suffering.Founded by world-renowned tattoo artist Dan Watson and his good friend, well-known mental health advocate and social media influencer, James ‘SHINNy’ Davenport, each pair comes complete with a physical reminder to continue in a positive direction in life, giving people the mental tools they need to start their day in the right way. Zaylor for #XmasNo1? The A-list duo may have thrown in a late contender for the festive top spot without even realising it with their new collaboration. Released ahead of the new Fifty Shades Darker film, can each of the singer's enormous fanbases propel this to the top? We'd like to congratulate James SHINNy Davenport on winning the Salford Star 'Star' Award and wish him every success in the future. Fans of Manchester band Inspiral Carpets have launched a campaign to get the band to the top this Christmas in honour of the band’s late drummer Craig Gill, who died on November 22 at the age of 44. The group enjoyed success in the '90s with hits such including Draggin My Down and This Is How It Feels, but it's their 1994 song Saturn 5 that's the focus of the #XmasNo1 Facebook campaign, which has been set up by Gill’s childhood friend, Rob McCoy. My mum used to live in fear of getting THAT phone call,” said Davenport, who played rugby league for Leeds Rhinos and Salford Reds, as well as fighting on the same bill as Joe Calzaghe at the MEN Arena.