drug addicts

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drug addicts

We all fall down

living with addiction
2012
The author describes his experiences as a patient in a drug-rehabilitation facility and his relapses with drugs and alcohol, and discusses what it is like to be a young person living with addictions in the United States.

Candy

1998
Candy, her lover, and heroin form an unstoppable threesome until the dope runs out.

Burnt

a teenage addict's road to recovery
1989
An account of a teenager's drug addiction and his recovery.

Out of control

confessions of an NFL casualty
1987
A no-holds-barred look at the wild and seductive world of pro football and cocaine by Hollywood Henderson, former Dallas Cowboys star.

Tweak

growing up on methamphetamines
2007
The author describes his childhood in California, his addiction to crystal meth and heroin at a young age, his relapse after eighteen months of sobriety, and his path to recovery.

Finders keepers

the story of a man who found $1 million
2002
The unbelievable true story of Joey Coyle, an unemployed Philadelphia dock worker faced with an extraordinary dilemma on an ordinary day in 1981. His life was forever changed when he found $1.2 million in unmarked casino money.

The addict

one patient, one doctor, one year
2010
Dr. Michael Stein provides an account of the treatment, relapse, and long-term recovery of Lucy, a young woman who came to him for help in ridding herself of a prescription drug addiction, and provides insights into how doctors think about addiction, their decision-making process, and how addiction should be regarded and treated.

A million little pieces

2004
Presents the author's first-hand account of his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, beginning with his enrollment in a Minnesota rehabilitation center after a two-week blackout and ending with his rejection of all Twelve Step programs.

We all fall down

living with addiction
2011
The author describes his experiences as a patient in a drug-rehabilitation facility and his relapses with drugs and alcohol, and discusses what it is like to be a young person living with addictions in the United States.

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