Read The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery

The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery

David Poses

4.9/5 (14868 ratings)

Description:While his wife and two-year-old daughter watched TV in the living room, David Poses was in the kitchen, measuring the distance from his index finger to his armpit. He needed to be sure he could pull the trigger with a shotgun barrel in his mouth. Twenty-six inches. Thirty-two years old. More than a decade in a double life fueled by depression and heroin. In his groundbreaking memoir, The Weight of Air, David chronicles his struggle to overcome mental illness and addiction. By age nineteen, he’d been through medical detox, inpatient rehab, twelve-step programs, and a halfway house. He saw his drug use as a symptom of depression, but the experts insisted that addiction was the problem. Over the next thirteen years, he went from one relapse to the next, drowning in guilt, shame, and secrets, until he finally found an evidence-based treatment that not only saved his life, but helped him thrive. With grit, humor, and brutal honesty, David’s story reveals that traditional recovery models actually increase stigma and the risk of overdose, relapse, and death. As depression and addiction rates skyrocket and overdose fatalities surge, The Weight of Air is a scathing indictment of our failed response to the opioid crisis—and proof that success is possible.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery. To get started finding The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 593

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Sandra Jonas Publishing

Release: 2021

ISBN

Description: While his wife and two-year-old daughter watched TV in the living room, David Poses was in the kitchen, measuring the distance from his index finger to his armpit. He needed to be sure he could pull the trigger with a shotgun barrel in his mouth. Twenty-six inches. Thirty-two years old. More than a decade in a double life fueled by depression and heroin. In his groundbreaking memoir, The Weight of Air, David chronicles his struggle to overcome mental illness and addiction. By age nineteen, he’d been through medical detox, inpatient rehab, twelve-step programs, and a halfway house. He saw his drug use as a symptom of depression, but the experts insisted that addiction was the problem. Over the next thirteen years, he went from one relapse to the next, drowning in guilt, shame, and secrets, until he finally found an evidence-based treatment that not only saved his life, but helped him thrive. With grit, humor, and brutal honesty, David’s story reveals that traditional recovery models actually increase stigma and the risk of overdose, relapse, and death. As depression and addiction rates skyrocket and overdose fatalities surge, The Weight of Air is a scathing indictment of our failed response to the opioid crisis—and proof that success is possible.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery. To get started finding The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery

The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery

More Books

Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me

Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me

I Forgot to Die

I Forgot to Die

My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean

My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean

One Hit Away: A Memoir of Recovery

One Hit Away: A Memoir of Recovery

High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life

High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life

Wasting Talent

Wasting Talent

A Clean Mess: A Memoir of Sobriety After a Lifetime of Being Numb

A Clean Mess: A Memoir of Sobriety After a Lifetime of Being Numb

Breaking Midnight: A True Story

Breaking Midnight: A True Story

Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines

Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines