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Adamson, Ted

 
9781449725013: Up From Down: A true story of recovery from addiction
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ISBN 10 : 1449725015 ISBN 13 : 9781449725013
Editeur : WestBowPress, 2011

Synopsis

Up from Down is not a book about gloom and doom, but an inspirational book that offers hope to all who have faltered. Strung out on heroin, Ted Adamson began his journey with a Swat team descending on a pharmacy to stop his wild rampage in search of drugs. From the cruelty in the county jail to race riots in state prison, the hard, gritty life of a drug addict is portrayed in all its real-world ugliness and despair. Join Ted as he gives us a picture of what the life of a junkie is really like.

Look inside the dark side of drug treatment programs. From the bizarre therapies of the Synanon-like Family to the modern twelve-step programs, you will see what passes as treatment in the modern recovery movement. Up from Down takes readers to the depths of human degradation then brings them back through a journey of redemption.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Up from Down is not a book about gloom and doom, but an inspirational book that offers hope to all who have faltered. Strung out on heroin, Ted Adamson began his journey with a Swat team descending on a pharmacy to stop his wild rampage in search of drugs. From the cruelty in the county jail to race riots in state prison, the hard, gritty life of a drug addict is portrayed in all its real-world ugliness and despair. Join Ted as he gives us a picture of what the life of a junkie is really like.

Look inside the dark side of drug treatment programs. From the bizarre therapies of the Synanon-like Family to the modern twelve-step programs, you will see what passes as treatment in the modern recovery movement. Up from Down takes readers to the depths of human degradation then brings them back through a journey of redemption.

Biographie de l'auteur

Ted Adamson, former junkie, takes readers on a journey through jails, prison, a Synanon-like program, and AA. On the way, he shows the dark side of treatment and ultimately how he found redemption that none of these places could really offer. Ted currently lives in serenity in Southern California. He has been off drugs for thirty-five years.

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Éditeur
WestBowPress
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1449725015
ISBN 13 
9781449725013
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
132
Coordonnées du fabricant
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