Long Way Home

By: Cameron Douglas

Narrated by: Cameron Douglas

A “gripping" memoir (Rolling Stone) of one man’s descent into the depths of addiction and self-destruction—and his successful renewal of family ties that had become almost irreparably frayed.

On the surface, Cameron Douglas had everything: descended from Hollywood royalty (son of Michael Douglas, grandson of Kirk Douglas), he was born into a life of wealth, privilege, and comfort. But by the age of thirty, he had become a drug addict, a thief, and—after a DEA drug bust—a convicted drug dealer sentenced to five years in prison, with another five years added while he was incarcerated.

Through supreme willpower, a belief in himself, and a steely desire to alter his life’s path, Douglas began to reverse his trajectory, to understand and deal with the psychological turmoil that tormented him for years, and to prepare for what would be a profoundly challenging but successful reentry into society at large.

Critic reviews

“Frank, compelling, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately triumphant.” —Variety

"Gripping." —Rolling Stone

“Family permeates Douglas’s book.... Long Way Home is [an] unsparing account of how he pursued what he calls his ‘demented death wish,’ chasing addictions to heroin and liquid cocaine, shaking off rehabs and forcible interventions, and nearly getting himself killed numerous times.” —The New York Times

Good listen.

Very interesting. I agree with another review about some of the subject matter should've been left out. He does go into detail about what the prison life is like. I can't help but to feel that he was still very privileged because of his unnecessary joke about not having many teeth left, when the facts are that most drugs do damage teeth, and the majority of drug users can't afford all the dental work that is required to keep your teeth good while using drugs for extended periods of time. Not wanting to give anything else away, I will say it was an interesting listen into his life of what it's like being in prison, being an addict, and his life as the son and grandson of such big celebrities.

Eye-opening, painful, captivating, brutally honest

This is a very brave book by Cameron, and one that I am glad to have listened to. It is definitely eye-opening, not only about the choices he made and the path he led himself down, but also about how very tough it is, and all of elements that can keep a person from turning their life around. What he shared about the prison system and his experiences is terrifying, and I give him huge props for finally realizing what he needed to do to save his own life and think about a future.

He did a nice job of taking you through the different phases of his life journey thus far, and while most of it is painful to listen to from a parent's perspective, I hope it leads to some open, very real conversations between parents and teens about drugs and addiction. If it saves just one person, then it is a story worth telling, and a story worth hearing.

Incredible journey

Total honesty including very , very painful and less than flattering recollections. Kudos big time to Cameron.

could not stop listening

Cameron tells the story so well that you feel your friends is telling you his story. I was hooked from the beginning and it didn't disappoint anywhere.

Refreshingly Honest

Read by author which lends to its authenticity as a story of angst, survival and redemption!