Chasing the High: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Substance Abuse (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative)

Moss, Howard,Keegan, Kyle

ISBN 10: 0195314727 / ISBN 13: 9780195314724

Published by Oxford University Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chasing the High: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Substance Abuse (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195314727
• ISBN 13: 9780195314724
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In this book for young people who are struggling with substance abuse, Kyle Keegan recounts his own remarkable story of drug abuse and ruthless addiction. Keegan, now an adult who is in recovery from his addiction, discusses his experience as a well adjusted adolescent who fell victim to heroin and whose life was almost destroyed by the devastating drug. Against the backdrop of these experiences, he also provides useful information that young people struggling with substance abuse need, such as how to recognize and accept that there is a problem, how to find professional help, and how to stay happy and healthy in recovery.

About the Author

Kyle Keegan is a professional diver. He lives in New York with his wife and daughters.
Howard B. Moss, MD, is Associate Director for Clinical and Translational Research with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health.