tailieunhanh - Chasing the High: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person’s Experience With Substance Abuse

Working on this book has not been easy. I’ve had to plunge deep into the memories of my years of addiction, and into the troubling emotions that I felt back then. If you’re reading this book right now, chances are you already have some notion of the uncomfortable feelings that substance abuse can cause. I believe that this book can be helpful to you and to others who have faced the incredible challenge of addiction, so I’ve traveled back in time in order to relate to you my experiences with drugs—mostly heroin—and how I nearly lost my life to this devastating substance | ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE Chasing the High A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF ONE YOUNG PERSON S EXPERIENCE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE plus The latest information on substance abuse and its treatment Tips on managing daily life in recovery from substance abuse Advance Acclaim for Chasing the High Chasing the High is an excellent resource on substance abuse for adolescents and their families. Keegan s personal story captures the experience of addiction and recovery in a compelling manner. The authors even make the neurobiology of addiction clear and accessible. It is difficult to find good resources about addictive drugs for adolescents and this book fills the gap. Charles Dackis . Director Charles O Brien Center for Addiction Treatment University of Pennsylvania Chasing the High is honest and intense yet also extremely informative. Kyle Keegan has written a brave cautionary tale that takes his readers deep inside the belly of addiction. This book speaks to anyone who has ever felt the deadly grip of drugs and alcohol take hold but also to those who have watched someone they love disappear into a dark cloud of chemicals. Bravo to Kyle for having the courage to share his painful and inspiring story with the world. Lynn Marie Smith author of Rolling Away My Agony with Ecstasy While the perils of addiction are often lost in detailed data there remains a lacuna of information on the personal tolls of substance abuse. In Chasing the High we are given an intriguing and very personal snapshot of the initiation maintenance and subsequent battling of severe chemical dependency intermixed with factual and useful information about addictions. Along with the author we experience the tribulations of the addiction from the crashes to the euphoria to the rehabilitation and optimism of experiencing life without drugs. Chasing the High provides a unique inside perspective on addiction that is often lost in academic texts. Timothy E. Wilens . Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard .