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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452236103321

Autore

Keegan Kyle <1975->

Titolo

Chasing the high [[electronic resource] ] : a firsthand account of one young persons experience with substance abuse / / by Kyle Keegan, with Howard B. Moss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-37472-5

9786611374723

0-19-804295-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Collana

The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative

Altri autori (Persone)

MossHoward

Disciplina

616.86092

B

Soggetti

Substance abuse - United States

Recovering addicts - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; One: Crash and Rescue; Two: The Early Days of Using; Three: The Noose Tightens; Four: Trying to Get Help; Five: Recovery; Six: Looking Back, Looking Ahead; Frequently Asked Questions; Glossary; Resources; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Foreword. Preface. 1. Crash and Rescue. Above the city, steeped in misery. Back from the edge. Substance abuse and addiction defined. Addiction is a disease. A hellish journey. 2. The Early Days of Using. My not-so-shady past. A forbidden sip. One puff leads to another. My uncertain future. Heroin. A rite of passage versus the slippery slope to addiction. The ride down that slope. Who becomes addicted, who does not, and why?. 3. The Noose Tightens. A moment of truth, and then denial. First shot