Chasing the high : a firsthand account of one young person's experience with substance abuse /
Keegan, Kyle, 1975-
Chasing the high : a firsthand account of one young person's experience with substance abuse / Kyle Keegan ; with Howard B. Moss. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (xvi, 170 pages) - The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative . - Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative. .
"The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index.
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.
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.
9780198042952 0198042957 1281374725 9781281374721 0195314719 9780195314717
9780195314717
00020142
Keegan, Kyle, 1975-
Keegan, Kyle, 1975-
Keegan, Kyle, 1975-
Substance abuse--United States--Biography.
Recovering addicts--United States--Biography.
Substance-Related Disorders
Adolescent
Polytoxicomanie--États-Unis--Biographies.
Dépendants en réadaptation--États-Unis--Biographies.
Toxicomanie.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--Nervous System (incl. Brain)
MEDICAL--Neurology.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Medical.
Recovering addicts
Substance abuse
United States
Personal Narrative
Autobiography
Biography
autobiographies (literary works)
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
Biographies
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
HV5805.K42 / A3 2008eb
616.86092 B
Chasing the high : a firsthand account of one young person's experience with substance abuse / Kyle Keegan ; with Howard B. Moss. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (xvi, 170 pages) - The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative . - Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative. .
"The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index.
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.
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.
9780198042952 0198042957 1281374725 9781281374721 0195314719 9780195314717
9780195314717
00020142
Keegan, Kyle, 1975-
Keegan, Kyle, 1975-
Keegan, Kyle, 1975-
Substance abuse--United States--Biography.
Recovering addicts--United States--Biography.
Substance-Related Disorders
Adolescent
Polytoxicomanie--États-Unis--Biographies.
Dépendants en réadaptation--États-Unis--Biographies.
Toxicomanie.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--Nervous System (incl. Brain)
MEDICAL--Neurology.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Medical.
Recovering addicts
Substance abuse
United States
Personal Narrative
Autobiography
Biography
autobiographies (literary works)
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
Biographies
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
HV5805.K42 / A3 2008eb
616.86092 B