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Elhajj uses the principles learned in his 12-step program to forge a powerful bond with the son he left behind at age 3, as that boy grows to maturity and a new closeness with his father. Dopefiend chronicles the help the author was able to give his son when the family disease of addiction threatened the young man’s life.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Prologue
CHAPTER 1: Honesty
CHAPTER 2: Hope
CHAPTER 3: Faith
CHAPTER 4: Courage
CHAPTER 5: Integrity
CHAPTER 6: Willingness
CHAPTER 7: Humility
CHAPTER 8: Brotherly Love
CHAPTER 9: Justice
CHAPTER 10: Perseverance
CHAPTER 11: Spiritual Awareness
CHAPTER 12: Service
Epilogue
About the author
Tim Elhajj: Tim Elhajj is a writer in long-term recovery living in the Pacific Northwest. He lives near Phantom Lake with his wife, their two middle-school aged kids, and a dog. Prior to moving west, Tim lived in New York City where he earned a BA from Hunter College. Tim's creative nonfiction essays have appeared in, or are forthcoming from, The New York Times, The Yalobusha Review, Brevity, and Sweet. He and his wife are the founding editors of an online literary magazine called Junk, a literary fix.
