Addict to Academic: Recovery from 30 Years of Drug Addiction
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906628505 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 222 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For more than thirty years, getting stoned was the very most important thing in my life-even more important than a succession of girlfriends, three wives, and a beautiful daughter that I somehow managed to raise. From junior high through high school, the story is all about my progression from weekend drinking forays to early stages of alcoholism and all the chaos of that age period. "An open and honest account of one man's remarkable personal journey from a life of crime and addiction, to that of respected author and academic. The latter chapters of Addict to Academic take the reader through my education process, much like the earlier chapters takes the reader through my addiction process. At 45 years old, after being released from the California Department of Corrections, I started a clean and sober life that allowed me to pursue an education culminating with a Ph.D. My five county jail sentences and one prison sentence is characteristic, more or less, for most drug addicts. I also discuss my relationship with my parents and how they enabled me to continue on a self-destructive path. I went to a party when I was twelve and didn't get back until I was 45! My early years weren't as dynamic or event-oriented as my later year
"Not The Typical" according to Ken. This is not the typical story of recovery, although triumphant it is very entertaining; reading like a "dramedy". It tells of the birth and life cycle of one mans addiction during the 50's, 60's,70's and 80's; long before technology. Addict to Academic captures time periods, humorously detailing capers while humbly qualifying the hurt and damage of addiction. As well as engaging, the book offers insight into the rationale and self-defeating mindset of addicted males and his nontraditional