Up From Down is the story of my 14 year addiction to drugs, and my 35 years in recovery.
It is a journey of awakening. The reader will see what drug treatment programs are like as well as prison.
The genesis of addiction is explained as well as the solution.
This ebook is valueable for anyone suffering from an addiction or has a loved one who is suffering.
Expect a real story with real solutions and not the usual pablum.
There are chapters on a synanon based Therapeutic Community and the bizarre "treatment" efforts. There is also an overview of my experience with 12 step programs which exposes many of the flaws.
My various battles with bureaucrats in two states is also described as I detail my fight to be able to make an honest living.
This is the raw hard truth of what recovery is like.