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1) Star Island
Author
Series
Skink novels (Carl Hiaasen) volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ann DeLuisa, body double for drug-addled pop star Cherry Pye, is kidnapped by an obsessed paparazzo, and Cherry's entourage must rescue her while keeping her existence a secret from Cherry's public--and from Cherry herself.
Author
Publisher
Warner Wellness
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
After the success of his brother Dave Pelzer's bestselling memoir, Richard B. Pelzer touched thousands with his own account of an abusive childhood. In his second book, Richard reveals how the horrific treatment he endured as a boy affected him throughout his teenage years. As an adolescent, he found himself turning to drugs--even contemplating suicide--as he struggled to separate and live an autonomous life, away from his horrifying family situation....
Author
Publisher
Hazelden
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Gammill appeared to be living an idyllic live-- until she went on national television and exposed her years-long addiction to prescription painkillers. Through the life-changing intervention staged by Dr. Phil, Gammill not only committed to getting help for her addiction, but went on to become a professional interventionist, helping hundreds of others in distress
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
�2013
Language
English
Description
"Having a drug addiction is hard enough. So is having a mental illness such as schizophrenia, depression, or an anxiety disorder. Imagine having them both. You'll find out what that's like in "Dual Diagnosis: Drug Addiction and Mental Illness". Many people suffer from both an addiction to a drug and another mental illness, making everyday life almost impossible. "Dual Diagnosis" explores ways to deal with dangerous addictions on top of mental illness....
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Paralyzed by grief, Moira feels punished when her parents send her to a therapeutic boarding school in Maine where she meets eleven other troubled girls and gradually begins to understand her parents' true intentions behind sending her there.
When Moira Dreyfuss's parents announce that they're sending her to an all-girls boarding school deep in the Maine woods, she knows her parents are punishing her. She's been too much trouble since her best friend,...
10) Clean
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2012, 2011
Language
English
Description
A group of teens in a Seattle-area rehabilitation center form an unlikely friendship as they begin to focus less on their own problems with drugs and alcohol by reaching out to help a new member, who seems to have even deeper issues to resolve.