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A very candid look at one woman’s journey into the depths of addiction and the very challenging road back. Dierdre didn’t really stand a chance. She, like so many others, was just history repeating itself. The child of chemically-dependent parents, she grew up to become a meth addict and a thief, eventually landing in the state prison. She takes you with her on her honest assessment of life as an addict. As her own worst enemy, she wreaked havoc on her life, her relationships, her children, and her body. Any hope of ever being more than a felon was permanently destroyed. Or was it? ...

The book Drug Hell is a true story of the former drug addict, and criminal, Kimmo Harjula. His hell began when he was only seven years old. His parents were alcoholics, and he was continually beaten and sexually assaulted throughout his childhood. To survive, he began to sniff glue, smoke hash and drinking alcohol. His life became a crazy mess, filled with drugs and serious crime, which lasted for over thirty years. He was placed in fortysix foster homes before the age of eighteen and spent fourteen years in prison.

Discover a groundbreaking, authoritative guide that illuminates the path to transforming America’s inner cities. BREAKING THE CYCLE: AN INTEGRATED BLUEPRINT FOR TRANSFORMING AMERICA’S INNER CITIES provides a deep, data-driven exploration of the systemic challenges facing urban communities—from educational deficits and health care disparities to chronic unemployment and economic stagnation. This comprehensive work interweaves rigorous economic analysis with inspirational policy insights, offering innovative, real-world solutions designed to empower marginalized communities and break ...

If you could change your life today, what would you do...? Your Daily Walk with the Great Minds gives you the inspiration you need each day to be the best you can be and live the life you've always desired. Let me be the coach who will lift your spirits, challenge you to go the extra mile, and fulfill your life's wishes every day.

An elite competitive figure skater growing up, Keri Blakinger poured herself into the sport, even competing at nationals. But when her skating partnership ended abruptly, her world shattered. With all the intensity she saved for the ice, she dove into self-destruction. From her first taste of heroin, the next nine years would be a blur—living on the streets, digging for a vein, selling drugs and sex, plunging off a bridge when it all became too much, all while trying to hold herself together enough to finish her degree at Cornell.

Standing Back Up Against Addiction was written to save lives. Providing you with the information, education, and actions needed to successfully manage your disease. Standing Back Up Against Addiction is addiction's biggest nightmare as it discloses to the listener how the disease uses you to keep the addictive cycle alive and what you can do to manage it. Daily listening for personal support and self-empowerment.

This book is not to tell you don’t do drugs; it’s not to tell you to use drugs. This book is to inform you about the effects of drugs on your body. So you can make an educated decision on taking that drug or not. We have been told as a child and as adults: Don’t do drugs. But we have never been told about the side effects, the changes to the mind and body, of doing drugs. We have never been given the proper information to make the best decision. All we know is drugs are bad, or you can get this high on these drugs.

This is a very real and bloody look at the journey I made from 19 to 29. I will walk you through the icy halls of drug addiction and dealing, college in Santa Barbara (specifically Isla Vista), depression, suicide, and overdoses. The second part of the book I could only write just recently, as I was, by the Grace of God, able to live the life I knew I always should. Please come with me through the very real and honest look at what it was like to be a young man in the 2010s and how through a million close calls, I finally found life.

Grundsätzlich kann jeder von uns süchtig werden. Zur Sucht kann (fast) jede Form menschlichen Verhaltens werden; beispielsweise Spielsucht, Tablettensucht, Alkoholsucht, Drogensucht, die Sucht nach sexueller Befriedigung. Jede Sucht entsteht über einen "Lernprozess". Das Verhalten wird neurologisch betrachtet tief in unserem Unterbewusstsein verankert: Erfahrung – Wiederholung – Gewöhnung – Missbrauch – Abhängigkeit. Ein wichtiger Schlüssel zur Suchtauflösung ist deswegen unser Unterbewusstsein. Diese mächtige Instanz können wir positiv beeinflussen und steuern.

Abuse and addiction to any substance are extremely dangerous to both mental and physical health. This is fairly common knowledge. What many people don’t realize is that abuse is just the first step toward addiction. The abuse can start for any number of reasons. This audiobook delves into the origins of opioids, the purpose of it's use, how it became so deadly addictive, and offer effective ways to overcome the addiction.

Es ist spätabends, als es bei Kerstin Herrnkind an der Haustür klingelt. Zwei Polizisten stehen vor der Tür. Die Journalistin ahnt Schlimmes. Und richtig. Ihr Bruder Uwe ist tot aufgefunden worden. Gestorben an einem Mix aus Heroin, Alkohol und Medikamenten. Fast fünfundzwanzig Jahre war er drogensüchtig. Mutter, Schwester und Freunde haben alles versucht, um ihm zu helfen. Ihn aufgenommen, in der Therapie besucht, ihm Jobs besorgt und ihm doch immer wieder Geld gegeben, weil es nicht auszuhalten war, wie er litt, wenn er einen Affen schob.

L'Inferno esiste, è sulla Terra e ha un nome. Lo chiamano il bosco di Rogoredo e si trova a poche fermate di metropolitana dai grattacieli sfavillanti di Milano. È la più grande zona di spaccio a cielo aperto d'Italia, qui arrivano da tutta Europa dannati che per pochi euro comprano dosi di eroina da diavoli che vendono sogni di morte.

The spiritual program of recovery is still the most effective path to lasting freedom from addiction to alcohol and drugs! Recovering Reality takes you deep into your spiritual dimension to guide you through the spiritual program of recovery. Once you understand the power of your beliefs the spiritual program of recovery makes perfect sense.

Drug abuse is may be intentional or unintentional use of drugs with harmful consequences. Drugs can affect behavior by altering mood, consciousness, and social functioning. Drug abuse includes misuse of prescription medicines and addiction to other substances. Drug abuse can be prevented by educating the public and establishing effective, drug-free environments. Education can help young drug users develop awareness of the consequences of drug use, while helping their parents cope with the risks they pose to their children.

Das vorliegende Hörbuch behandelt das gesamte Spektrum der Suchterkrankungen, eingeschlossen auch die sogenannten "modernen Süchte", die zunehmend ins Blickfeld geraten. Durch ausgewählte Selbsterfahrungsberichte wird dem Leser ein Einblick in die Konfliktsituation und das Leiden der Betroffenen vermittelt. Damit wendet es sich an Betroffene und Angehörige, die sich oft in Rat- und Fassungslosigkeit angesichts des selbstzerstörerischen Verhalten eines ansonsten hoch geschätzten Menschen ansehen. Es beantwortet Fragen nach den Ursachen, Antrieben und Vorboten von Suchtverhalten.

There have been two great loves in Matt Rowland Hill’s life so far: Jesus and heroin. Hill grew up the son of a minister in a strict Baptist church. After a crisis of loss of faith, he obsessively turned to literature before becoming addicted to crack and heroin in his early twenties. Hill’s addiction stretched over a decade, culminating in a suicide attempt and weeks in a secure psychiatric unit. After undergoing rehabilitation, which forced him to confront the religion he had spent his whole life running from, he finally got clean.

Being a drug addict is something that is incredibly difficult to free yourself from. Not only that - the associated problems that can come with it, such as crime, violence, homelessness, and health issues mean that many drug abusers often have shorter life spans than those of us who are drug-free. It’s important to find a way to end your addiction, and this is what this book aims to do.

Fluch oder Segen? Für die einen ist Cannabis eine harmlose Droge, für andere der Einstieg in eine zerstörerische Sucht. Doch die Wirkstoffe dieser Pflanze können auch als Medizin schwer kranken Menschen helfen, und ein neues Gesetz erlaubt es nun allen Ärzten, Cannabis-Arzneimittel zu verschreiben. Was dies genau bedeutet, wird in diesem Hörbuch erläutert. Schon lange wird unter Fachleuten diskutiert, ob das Verbot von Cannabis und die Kriminalisierung der Konsumenten eher schaden als nützen. Sollte die Droge frei erhältlich sein?

This book is about addictions of all kinds. Addictions to smartphones, sex, games, social media, gambling, money, but most of all to alcohol and drugs. The words "addict" and "addiction" are loaded with baggage. Addicts are considered to be sub-human, if not alien. This book aims to reclaim their dignity. It aims to rescue the word "addiction" from its kidnappers and restore its humanity. It offers personal accounts from inspirational people who have found themselves in the grips of such addictions, and their amazing stories of survival.

From the author of Restoring Hezekiah: Changing a Generation comes the second part of the story down his road to redemption. There are drugs, failures, and the police. This fast-paced drama, deeply rooted in fact, puts listeners right there with him as he takes them for the wild ride through the ups and downs of relationships and becoming an author.