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020 _a9780195314717 (alk. paper)
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100 1 _aKeegan, Kyle,
_d1975-
245 1 0 _aChasing the high :
_ba firsthand account of one young person's experience with substance abuse /
_cKyle Keegan ; with Howard B. Moss.
260 _aOxford ;
_aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2008.
300 _axvi, 170 p. ;
_c21 cm.
490 1 _aThe Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative
500 _a"The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 159-160) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
600 1 0 _aKeegan, Kyle,
_d1975-
650 0 _aSubstance abuse
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aRecovering addicts
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 1 2 _aSubstance-Related Disorders
_vPersonal Narratives.
650 2 2 _aAdolescent.
700 1 _aMoss, Howard.
710 2 _aAnnenberg Public Policy Center.
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830 0 _aAnnenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' adolescent mental health initiative
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