I Want My Life Back
This book follows Steve Hamilton's addiction through the drug underworld of South Africa, to the time he was pronounced clinically dead, and into the first steps of recovery and the founding of Narcotics Anonymous. Steve Hamilton is a living metaphor for addiction--and ultimately recovery. A hardened addict in his teens, Hamilton had a heroin habit that led him deep into the drug underworld of South Africa. It took eleven stays at institutions and three times being pronounced clinically dead before Hamilton took his first earnest steps toward recovery. Hamilton eventually became a founding member of Narcotics Anonymous in South Africa and has since counseled addicts in treatment clinics. EXCERPT: "That's the trouble with drugs. None of it is real in the end. The whole thing is one big lie. I wish every day that I could start over, turn back the damn clock and see what the real Steve was like and what he could have accomplished without his dangerous toys and dubious playmates. That's another reason why I want my life back."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1592850839
ISBN13:9781592850839
Release Date:January 2004
Publisher:Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
Length:392 Pages
Weight:0.97 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 4.9" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Good Story of Recovery.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Steve's journey in recovery rings true to me. This is important because as an AA member myself anything short of heartfelt honesty is duly noted as BS. The one criticism I had is the strange feeling of boasting present in this book. This, though, I found to be typical and in truth harmless in my experience. Whatever it takes to remember the past hell. Rembering it, we are humbled by our current good forture. Steve, conveys this awakening. It strengthened me for my own journey in sobriety.
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