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Chasing the High - A Firsthand Account of One Young Person s Experience With Substance

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Kyle Keegan is a professional diver. He lives in New York with his wife and daughters. Howard B. Moss, MD, is Associate Director for Clinical and Translational Research with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health. Klappentext In this book for young people who are struggling with substance abuse, Kyle Keegan recounts his own remarkable story of drug abuse and ruthless addiction. Keegan, now an adult who is in recovery from his addiction, discusses his experience as a well adjusted adolescent who fell victim to heroin and whose life was almost destroyed by the devastating drug. Against the backdrop of these experiences, he also provides useful information that young people struggling with substance abuse need, such as how to recognize and accept that there is a problem, how to find professional help, and how to stay happy and healthy in recovery. Zusammenfassung In this book for young people who are struggling with substance abuse, Kyle Keegan recounts his own remarkable story of drug abuse and ruthless addiction. Keegan, now an adult who is in recovery from his addiction, discusses his experience as a well adjusted adolescent who fell victim to heroin and whose life was almost destroyed by the devastating drug. Against the backdrop of these experiences, he also provides useful information that young people struggling with substance abuse need, such as how to recognize and accept that there is a problem, how to find professional help, and how to stay happy and healthy in recovery. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Crash and Rescue 2: The Early Days of Using 3: The Noose Tightens 4: Trying to Get Help 5: Recovery 6: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

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Authors Kyle Keegan, Kyle/ Moss Keegan, Howard Moss, Howard B. Moss
Publisher Oxford University Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 04.03.2008
 
EAN 9780195314717
ISBN 978-0-19-531471-7
No. of pages 170
Dimensions 146 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
Series Adolescent Mental Health Initiative
Adolescent Mental Health Initiative
Adolescent Mental Health Initi
Subject Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind

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