Saving Jake: When Addiction Hits Home

Saving Jake: When Addiction Hits Home

D'Anne Burwell's smart, athletic son--raised in a loving and prosperous home--begins abusing OxyContin as a teenager, and within a year drops out of college, walks out of rehab, and lands homeless on the streets of Boulder. Struggling with fear, guilt, and a desperate need to protect her son, D'Anne grapples with her husband's anger and her daughter's depression as the family disease of addiction impacts them all. She discovers the terrifying links between prescription-drug abuse and skyrocketing heroin use. And she comes to understand that to save her child she must step back and allow him to fight for his own soul. SAVING JAKE gives voice to the devastation shared by the families of addicts, and provides vital hope. Above all, it is a powerful personal story of love and redemption.

Winner of the 2016 Eric HofferÂ AwardÂ in Memoir, the 2016 Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award, and the 2015 USA Best Book Award for Addiction & Recovery.
Country USA
Brand Focusup Books
Manufacturer FocusUp books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780996254304
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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