heroin abuse

Former professional skateboarder Brandon Novak discusses how his drug addiction cost him his career and ruined his life, but how with the support system of his friends--which includes Bam Margera and others--was able to overcome his dependence on heroin.

"Provides comprehensive information on the dangers of heroin abuse"--Provided by publisher.

"When a car crash sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to find a way to hold on to her spot as the catcher for a team expected to make a historic tournament run. Behind the plate is the only place she's ever felt comfortable, and the painkillers she's been prescribed can help her get there. The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good. With a new circle of friends--fellow injured athletes, others with just time to kill--Mickey finds peaceful acceptance, and people with whom words come easily, even if it is just the pills loosening her tongue. But as the pressure to be Mickey Catalan heightens, her need increases, and it becomes less about pain and more about want, something that could send her spiraling out of control"--OCLC.

The author describes his childhood in California, his addiction to crystal meth and heroin at a young age, his relapse after eighteen months of sobriety, and his path to recovery.

"When Wittels Wachs's younger brother Harris died of a heroin overdose, she didn't know how to make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance. Here she alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, and the first year after his death. Even in all its emotional devastation, this exploration of the love between siblings will make you laugh, cry . . . and wonder if that possum on the fence is really your brother's spirit animal"--OCLC.

Explores the use and dangers of heroin.

Provides the facts about the current opioid epidemic that is sweeping the US today. It examines the most dangerous drugs including two new deadly new opioids that are on the street.

Chronicles how sugar cane farmers in a small county on the west coast of Mexico created a unique distribution system that brought highly addictive black tar heroin to the United States, and looks at a pharmaceutical company's marketing campaign of OxyContin.

Six months after her twin sister dies of a heroin overdose, Andria finds herself in a relationship with the boy she blames for her sister's death.

Discusses the dangers of using heroin including its addictive properties, the challenges of treatment and recovery, and efforts to prevent its use and abuse.