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Go Ask Alice
Author: James Jennings
ISBN-10: 0380005239
ISBN-13: 9780380005239
Published: 1976-03
Publisher: Avon Books
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The strong, painfully honest, nakedly candid and true story of a 15-year-old girl's experiences with drugs. Winner of the Christopher Award. "An extraordinary work . . . a document of horrifying reality."--The New York Times.
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Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
Author: Nic Sheff
ISBN-10: 1416913629
ISBN-13: 9781416913627
Published: 2008-02-19
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It's a harrowing portrait -- but not one without hope.
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That Was Then, This Is Now
Author: S. E. Hinton
ISBN-10: 0670697982
ISBN-13: 9780670697984
Published: 1971-04-26
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
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Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate.
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We All Fall Down: Living with Addiction
Author: Nic Sheff
ISBN-10: 0316080810
ISBN-13: 9780316080811
Published: 2012-04-10
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Book Description:
In his bestselling memoir Tweak, Nic Sheff took readers on an emotionally gripping roller-coaster ride through his days as a crystal meth and heroin addict. Now in this powerful follow-up about his continued efforts to stay clean, Nic writes candidly about eye-opening stays at rehab centers, devastating relapses, and hard-won realizations about what it means to be a young person living with addiction.
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Narcotics Anonymous: White Booklet
Author: Naws
ISBN-10: 9563100107
ISBN-13: 9789563100105
Published: 2007-11-05
Publisher: www.bnpublishing.com
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Narcotics Anonymous: White Booklet One of NA's earliest publications became the heart of N.A. meetings and the basis for all subsequent N.A. literature. This booklet contains the twelve steps or principles to recovery, the twelve traditions of NA, and an inspiring selection of personal stories written by men and women who are recovering from an addiction to drugs. Recommended for anyone embarking on the road to recovery, and for all who want to help themselves or someone else stay clean.
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Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition
Author: Karen Blumenthal
ISBN-10: 159643449X
ISBN-13: 9781596434493
Published: 2011-05-24
Publisher: Flash Point
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It began with the best of intentions. Worried about the effects of alcohol on American families, mothers and civic leaders started a movement to outlaw drinking in public places. Over time, their protests, petitions, and activism paid off—when a Constitional Amendment banning the sale and consumption of alcohol was ratified, it was hailed as the end of public drunkenness, alcoholism, and a host of other social ills related to booze. Instead, it began a decade of lawlessness, when children smuggled (and drank) illegal alcohol, the most upright citizens casually broke the law, and a host of notorious gangsters entered the public eye. Filled with period art and photographs, anecdotes, and portraits of unique characters from the era, this fascinating book looks at the rise and fall of the disastrous social experiment known as Prohibition. Bootleg is a 2011 Kirkus Best Teen Books of the Year title. One of School Library Journal’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2011.
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Chasing the High: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Substance Abuse (Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' Adolescent Mental Health Initiative)
Author: Kyle Keegan
ISBN-10: 0195314727
ISBN-13: 9780195314724
Published: 2008-03-04
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Kyle Keegan was like many teenagers: eager to fit in at school, he experimented with alcohol and drugs. Soon, his abuse of these substances surpassed experimentation and became a ruthless addiction to heroin that nearly destroyed his life.Now in recovery, Keegan tells his remarkable story in Chasing the High. Starting with the early days of alcohol and drug use, Keegan charts his decline into crime and homelessness as his need for heroin surpassed all thoughts of family and friends, of right and wrong. He then goes on to use these experiences to offer guidance and practical advice to other young people who may be struggling with substance abuse. In straightforward, easy-to-understand language and along with the psychiatric expertise of Howard Moss, MD, Keegan discusses what is known about the neurobiology of addiction in young people, how to seek treatment, and how to get the most out of professional help. He also covers such topics as therapies which are used to combat addiction, how to talk to families and friends about substance abuse, and how to navigate risky situations. Both an absorbing memoir and a useful resource for young people.Part of the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series of books written specifically for teens and young adults, Chasing the High offers hope to young people who are struggling with substance abuse, helping them to overcome its challenges and to go on to lead healthy, productive lives.
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich
Author: Alice Childress
ISBN-10: 0380001322
ISBN-13: 9780380001323
Published: 1982-04-01
Publisher: Avon Books
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A classic of young adult literature, this is the story of Benjie--young, black, and well on his way to being hooked on heroin. "Brilliant . . . exciting . . . entertaining."--The New York Times.
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Junk (Puffin Modern Classics)
Author: Melvin Burgess
ISBN-10: 0141315938
ISBN-13: 9780141315935
Published: 2003-03-06
Publisher: Puffin
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This is an uncompromising, compelling and true-to-life story of two teenagers drawn into the dangerous and destructive world of heroin addiction. This tour de force by an acclaimed and provocative writer should become a definitive teenage novel on this subject.
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The Broken Cord
Author: Michael Dorris
ISBN-10: 0606162674
ISBN-13: 9780606162678
Published: 1999-10
Publisher: Demco Media
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The controversial national bestseller that received unprecedented media attention, sparked the nation's interest in the plight of children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and touched a nerve in all of us. Winner of the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award.
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