The Last Stop - Patricia Street

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Résumé :
The true story of a son's battle with addiction and a mother's struggle with loss. David is only fifteen years old when he first feels morphine flow through his veins after his foot is crushed in the hydraulics of a Bobcat. From that moment on he chases the feeling for the rest of his life. Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine - he goes through drugs like candy, but it isn't until he finds heroin that he is satisfied. Through his personal correspondence and essays, David's story unfolds as he goes from being an average American kid who loves sports, racing around on his skateboard, and writing stories, to being a heroin addict. His heartbreaking journey deepens as he takes his family with him down the dark and dangerous road of heroin addiction. In 2014, David loses the battle, leaving his mother, Pat, to cope. Grieving a death from addiction is two-fold. After already losing her son to addiction, Pat has to find a way to grieve his death. The Last Stop reveals intimate and detailed scenes of living the life of an addict and explores the mistakes and ways for families who love the addict to cope. David's story gives hope for families immersed in the life-altering aspects of active addiction and empathy for those left behind when recovery stops being a choice....

Biographie:
After Pat married her high school sweetheart and gave birth to two sons, she began keeping a journal. Little did she know that many years later, that journal, combined with her son David's writings, would turn into a memoir about heroin addiction. David lost his battle with addiction in 2014. A few years later, the rapid rise in overdose deaths opened up a renewed discussion and brought national attention to the epidemic of drug addiction. Wanting to help other moms living with the nightmare of addiction, Pat was motivated and began writing a memoir that details the intimate scenes of an addict's lifestyle and a parent's struggle to understand addiction. Pat enjoys a good book, a lively tennis match, the clicking of Mah Jongg tiles, long walks with her little terrier, and spoiling her grandson.

Sommaire:
After Pat married her high school sweetheart and gave birth to two sons, she began keeping a journal. Little did she know that many years later, that journal, combined with her son David's writings, would turn into a memoir about heroin addiction. David lost his battle with addiction in 2014. A few years later, the rapid rise in overdose deaths opened up a renewed discussion and brought national attention to the epidemic of drug addiction. Wanting to help other moms living with the nightmare of addiction, Pat was motivated and began writing a memoir that details the intimate scenes of an addict's lifestyle and a parent's struggle to understand addiction. Pat enjoys a good book, a lively tennis match, the clicking of Mah Jongg tiles, long walks with her little terrier, and spoiling her grandson....