The Weight of Air

A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery

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• David Poses

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• 252 Seiten
• 9 Lesestunden

• Autobiografien und Memoiren
• Biografien
• Lebenshilfe
• Sachbücher
• Wahre Geschichten

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"Soulful, achingly honest . . . A potent addition to the literature on drug addiction and recovery."--Kirkus Reviews (starred) At thirty-two, David Poses found himself measuring the distance from his finger to his armpit, contemplating a life-altering decision while his family watched TV nearby. His life had been a decade-long struggle with depression and heroin addiction, leading him through detox, rehab, and various recovery programs by the age of nineteen. While he viewed his substance use as a symptom of deeper mental health issues, experts insisted that addiction was the primary problem. Over thirteen years, he faced numerous relapses, burdened by guilt and shame, until he discovered an evidence-based treatment that transformed his life. With grit, humor, and brutal honesty, David's memoir critiques traditional recovery models that often perpetuate stigma and increase the risk of overdose and relapse. As addiction and overdose rates rise, his story serves as a powerful indictment of the failures in addressing the opioid crisis and offers hope that recovery is achievable. "David Poses's unflinching memoir takes you to the dark corners of addiction--and shows there's a way out."--Eric Eyre, Pulitzer Prize winner. "A searingly honest addiction memoir with a much-needed perspective."--Maia Szalavitz, New York Times best-selling author.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Einband: Hardcover