Chasing the High

A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Substance Abuse

Kyle Keegan, Howard B. Moss (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2008
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-531472-4 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

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 at detoxification
Learning the life of an addict
Desperate moves
Returning to an unfamiliar home
"This is your brain on drugs"
Different types of drugs of abuse
4: Trying to Get Help
Overconfidence and denial: do not mix
A minor arrest
A major arrest
Up, down, up, down-the saga of addiction continues
A crucial turning point
Substance abuse treatment: what to expect
Treatment of co-occurring mental disorders
5: Recovery
What does recovery mean for you?
If a relapse occurs
6: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
"Real" recovery is whatever works for us
FAQ
Glossary
Resources
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.4.2008
Reihe/Serie	Adolescent Mental Health Initiative
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 211 mm
Gewicht	259 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
ISBN-10	0-19-531472-7 / 0195314727
ISBN-13	978-0-19-531472-4 / 9780195314724
Zustand	Neuware