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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Perry takes readers behind the scenes of the sitcom Friends-- and into his struggles with addiction. Vividly detailing his lifelong battle with alcoholism and drugs, he examines what fueled it despite seemingly having it all: the desire for recognition that drove him, the void inside him that could not be filled, and the peace he's found in sobriety. -- adapted from back cover
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xxii, 374 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller "Beautiful Boy" offers a new paradigm for dealing with addiction based on cutting-edge research and stories of his own and other families' struggles with -- and triumphs over -- drug abuse.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 323 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A reference for parents and educators explains the origins of substance abuse while offering advice for how to identify risk factors and take steps to prevent vulnerable teens from developing an addiction disorder.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"What had happened to my baby brother? How did a tiny little pill shatter our family? When did we first begin losing Pat? These are the harrowing questions that plagued Erin Marie Daly after her youngest brother Pat, an OxyContin addict, was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of twenty. In just a few short years, the powerful prescription painkiller had transformed him from a fun-loving ball of energy to a heroin addict hell-bent on getting...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A former stand-up comic and prolific online writer chronicles her twenty-year battle with sex, drug, and alcohol addiction, and what happened when she finally emerged on the other side.
A former stand-up comic and prolific online writer chronicles her 20-year battle with sex, drug and alcohol addiction, and what happened when she finally emerged on the other side.
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