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

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 withsubstance 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Beryl Lieff Benderly, Kyle Keegan, Kyle Moss Keegan, Howard B. Moss, Moss Howard B.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.04.2008
• EAN: 9780195314724
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531472-4
• Pagine: 186
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 210 mm x 14 mm
• Serie: Adolescent Mental Health Initiative
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati > Uomo; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, True stories, Coping with drug & alcohol abuse, SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol, Coping with / advice about drug and alcohol problems, True stories / true accounts of events