drug addicts

Twelve year old Deborah Jiang Stein always felt like an outsider. Her racial mix made her feel apart from her well-intentioned adoptive Jewish parents. When she found out that she had been born in prison to a heroin-addicted mother, she spiraled into an emotional lockdown and deeper trauma. For years she turned to drugs, violence, and crime to cope with her grief until she realized she could not go on as she had in the past. She fought to heal herself and has become a national speaker, writer, and is the founder of the nonprofit unPrison Project that serves to build public awareness about girls and women in prison.

Describes what life is like for those who have both a drug addiction and a mental illness and explores treatment options.

Journalist Patrick Moore describes twenty years of his life as a crystal meth addict, in which he details being raised by an alcoholic artist grandmother, hallucinations in Los Angeles, anonymous sex in New York City's eighties clubs, colorful characters, and more.

Gives information on how to deal with teenage addicts.

After she is vaulted to instant celebrity due to her role in a television action drama, Kenzie Cross parties hard to relax from the duties that go with her fame, but when she ends up in rehab, she must face the reality of it all.

Teen movie star Morgan Carter retreats to a small midwestern town to recuperate anonymously after an overdose and rehabilitation, recording her thoughts in a diary.

Contains fourteen true stories about people directly affected by drug addiction. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Discusses how and why people may become addicted to drugs or alcohol, the effects such addictions can have on family members and friends, and ways to get help.