Chasing the High: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience with Substance Abuse

by Kyle Keegan

Book Overview

Kyle Keegan was like many teenagers: eager to fit in at school, he experimented with alcohol and drugs. Soon, his abuse of these substances surpassed experimentation and became a ruthless addiction to heroin that nearly destroyed his life.

Now in recovery, Keegan tells his remarkable story in Chasing the High. Starting with the early days of alcohol and drug use, Keegan charts his decline into crime and homelessness as his need for heroin surpassed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195314727
• ISBN13: 9780195314724
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book to understand addiction

The author states he wrote this to help those who want to overcome an addiction. I am a familiy member of an addict and it helped me understand this disease better. It was a quick read and I would recommend it for anyone trying to cope with addiction - either personally or as a family member of a loved one who is an addict.