Pill head : the secret life of a painkiller addict / Joshua Lyon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyon, Joshua.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lyon, Joshua.

Drug addicts--United States--Biography.

Drug addicts.

Drug abuse.

Drug addiction.

Young adults--Drug use.

Young adults.

Narcotics.

Analgesics.

United States.

Analgesics--United States.

Narcotics--United States.

Young adults--Drug use--United States--Case studies.

Drug addiction--United States--Case studies.

Drug abuse--United States--Case studies.

Genre:

Biographies.

Case studies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 270 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hyperion, [2009]

Summary:

This compelling, honest book investigates the growing epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse among today's Generation Rx. Through gripping profiles and heart-breaking confessions, this memoir dares to uncover the reality-the addiction, the withdrawal, and the recovery-of this newest generation of pill poppers.

Contents:

1 The How, the Why, and Let's Get High 1

2 "I Want Total Sensory Deprivation and Backup Drugs" 13

3 "I Meant for You to Take One or Two-Not the Whole Thing!" 25

4 "I Couldn't Imagine Ever Not Doing Them" 43

5 "Depression Hurts" 53

6 "Remember Valley of the Dolls?" 63

7 "It Was the Worst Week of My Life" 73

8 "Are We Being Irresponsible?" 83

9 Heather Hits Rehab 109

10 Fight or Flight 123

11 How to Destroy a Doctor 133

12 Jared's Turn 143

13 Hunting and Shutting Down 149

14 Horror Hospital 177

15 "All of This Foam Came Out of My Son's Mouth" 187

16 Escape to (and in) the Midwest 199

17 Harm Reduction and the Future of Painkiller Abuse 213

18 "Boredom Is God" 221

19 One Year Later 231

20 Onward 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781401322984

1401322980

OCLC:

262886377