| Description |
xvi, 170 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative
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| Note |
"The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-160) and index. |
| Contents |
The history behind Chasing the high -- What to expect from this book -- 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 -- 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? -- 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 -- 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 -- Recovery -- What does recovery mean for you? -- If a relapse occurs-- -- Looking back, looking ahead -- "Real" recovery is whatever works for us. |
| Genre/Form |
Memoir.
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| Subject |
Keegan, Kyle, 1975-
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Keegan, Kyle, 1975- |
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Substance abuse -- United States -- Biography.
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Recovering addicts -- United States -- Biography.
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Substance abuse -- Personal Narratives. |
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Adolescent. |
| Added Author |
Moss, Howard.
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Annenberg Public Policy Center.
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| ISBN |
9780195314717 (alk. paper) |
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0195314719 (alk. paper) |
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9780195314724 (alk. paper) |
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0195314727 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000042177628 |
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NZ1 11636002 |
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