No Guarantees: A Young Woman's Fight to Overcome Drug and Alcohol Addiction - Hardcover

Campbell, Chris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0027164454 ISBN 13: 9780027164459

Publisher: New Discovery, 1993

Synopsis

A former addict describes how she began using drugs and alcohol at the age of eight, her denial that she had a problem, and her struggle to accept and overcome her addiction.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up-- Campbell recalls her experiences as a substance abuser, and her painful recovery. She grew up in an atmosphere where such abuse was widespread and condoned by adults; from drinking beer at seven, she "advanced" to LSD, cocaine, and heroin. For years she led a double life; she was an honors student, a community volunteer, and even founded the local chapter of Students Against Drugs while she was an addict. Recovery involved gaining self-knowledge and self-respect. This is a hard-hitting, heart-wrenching story. It succeeds as a warning to young people and offers a heroine with whom many will identify. Unfortunately, there is far too much detail. The text is somewhat disjointed and unsatisfying as a literary work or social biography. The treatment of Campbell's parents and her relationship with them is superficial. There are asides, but the real motivations, their role in her illness and in her recovery, are not discussed. The author's healing is sudden and without elaboration. While this volume does not approach the passion and lucid style of the classic Go Ask Alice (S. & S., 1971), it does offer a hopeful ending and encouragement for YA readers. --Libby K. White, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
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Edition details

• Publisher: New Discovery
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0027164454
• ISBN 13: 9780027164459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192