Surviving Alex: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction

by Patricia A. Roos

In 2015, Patricia Roos's twenty-five-year-old son Alex died of a heroin overdose. Turning her grief into action, Roos, a professor of sociology at Rutgers University, began to research the social factors and institutional failures that contributed to his death. Surviving Alex tells her moving story--and outlines the possibilities of a more compassionate and effective approach to addiction treatment.

Weaving together a personal narrative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 197883702X
• ISBN13: 9781978837027
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"