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The Weight of Air - by David Poses (Hardcover)

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  • "Soulful, achingly honest . . . A potent addition to the literature on drug addiction and recovery.
  • Author(s): David Poses
  • 252 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Social Activists

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A groundbreaking memoir of a double life fueled by heroin addiction and mental illness.



Book Synopsis



"Soulful, achingly honest . . . A potent addition to the literature on drug addiction and recovery."--Kirkus Reviews (starred)

While his wife and two-year-old daughter watched TV in the living room, David Poses was in the kitchen, measuring the distance from his index finger to his armpit. He needed to be sure he could pull the trigger with a shotgun barrel in his mouth. Twenty-six inches. Thirty-two years old. More than a decade in a double life fueled by depression and heroin.

In his groundbreaking memoir, The Weight of Air, David chronicles his struggle to overcome mental illness and addiction. By age nineteen, he'd been through medical detox, inpatient rehab, twelve-step programs, and a halfway house. He saw his drug use as a symptom of depression, but the experts insisted that addiction was the problem. Over the next thirteen years, he went from one relapse to the next, drowning in guilt, shame, and secrets, until he finally found an evidence-based treatment that not only saved his life, but helped him thrive.

With grit, humor, and brutal honesty, David's story exposes the danger in traditional recovery models: they actually increase stigma and the risk of overdose, relapse, and death. As depression and addiction rates skyrocket and overdose fatalities surge, The Weight of Air is a scathing indictment of our failed response to the opioid crisis--and proof that success is possible.

"David Poses's unflinching memoir takes you to the dark corners of addiction--and shows there's a way out."--Eric Eyre, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Death in Mud Lick

"A searingly honest addiction memoir with a much-needed perspective."--Maia Szalavitz, New York Times best-selling author of Unbroken Brain

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.16 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Social Activists
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 252
Publisher: Sandra Jonas Publishing House
Format: Hardcover
Author: David Poses
Language: English
Street Date: July 6, 2021
TCIN: 89804026
UPC: 9781954861992
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-4459
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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