| View Larger Image | Heroin | Paperbackby Humberto Fernandez (Author)
| List Price: | $15.95 | | Price: | $13.63 | | You Save: | $2.32 (15%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Hazelden | | Page Count: | 352 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 14, 1998 | | Sales Rank: | 428,910th |
|
EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
We see it in films like Pulp Fiction and Trainspotting, read about it in the obituaries of stars like Kurt Cobain, hear about its resurgence in the latest news. We know all about heroin-and yet, beyond the myth of its powers and dangers, how much do we really know about this evermore pervasive drug? The definitive reference on the drug's history, pharmocology, psychology, and sociology, this groundbreaking work also offers a spell-binding account of heroin's power and persistent allure. Animated with vivid personal stories and vignettes, Heroin puts a human face on the long and complex story behind this notorious drug. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 6 reviews)
|
Very accurate by J. Cowie (Sea Bright, N.J.)  5 Stars
September 26, 2009
This is a very accurate book. Unfortunatly, years ago, I had too much first hand knowledge of the subject and can confirm what has been written. Opiates are not a drug that "I can stop anytime I want". People learn the hard way that's not true and this book gives a very good explanation why. Hopefully you will just read about this and not experience it.
| |
As a heroin addict I loved this book by Billie Jean Peterson (Boston, MA USA) 5 Stars
February 03, 2002
As a heroin addict I loved this book, I read it over and over the stories were very real and the information very correct, I highly recommend this book to anyone... esp if you are a family member of an addict, an addict or work in the field of addiction, I myself have spent 28 days at The Betty Ford center, in addition to at least 39 other programs so I have a fair amount of knowledge of the subject and I still learned much from this book.
| |
Rave 5 Stars
April 28, 2001
The best book on the subject I've ever read. Brilliant, incisive and comprehensive. Highly recommend this book! Great for students, educators or concerned readers.
| |
A very informative and moving book on a timely subject. 5 Stars
October 09, 1998
I found "Heroin", by Humberto Fernandez, a fascinating read. I especially enjoyed the personal stories. It's an indepth and engaging look at this terrible drug. I really feel it is a useful tool for anyone touched by Heroin. A powerful and important book.
| |
The truth about heroin, told with feeling and power. 5 Stars
September 24, 1998
This is a beautifully written, deep and wide-ranging examination of the origin, use, effect and politics of heroin. It reports with great feeling and power the personal stories of those caught up in this life-destroying drug. It should be must reading for every legislator, community leader, drug counselor -- and parent.
| |
SIMILAR PRODUCTS |
| One-Way Ticket: Our Son's Addiction to Heroin
by Rita Lowenthal (Author)
"There is nothing you can do, Mom; you can't compete with heroin."
Josh Lowenthal to his mother, Rita; from One-Way Ticket: Our Son's Addiction to Heroin In 1970, at age 13, Josh Lowenthal used heroin for the first time and began an addiction that would be with him until he took his own life at age 38. In One-Way Ticket, his mother Rita Lowenthal retraces Josh's life from its typical, comfortable beginnings to the fragmented 25 years lost to addiction, rehab, and jail. She pieces...
| 
| Beating Heroin
by Neil Beck (Author)
This book was written for heroin sufferers, their families, friends and health carers. Dr Beck uses Buprenorphine, Group Therapy and to a lesser extent Naltrexone ( as he has found that in most cases Buprenorphine is more beneficial ) and other medications where necessary. The most up to date information has been condensed into this book. To name a few, it covers topics as the "Beating Heroin" Program, the Great Buprenorphine Breakthrough, a comparison of detoxification methods, pre-existing...
| 
| The Little Book of Heroin
by Ph.D. Francis Moreas (Author), Francis Moreas (Author)
Many people believe that everyone who uses heroin is addicted. In fact, this is true of only about 20 percent of heroin users. By clearing up common misconceptions like these, this book provides information that can save the lives of people using the drug. The author recounts heroin's history, details its chemistry, tells what users need to know to avoid addiction, and demystifies the life of a user: from buying to administering to detoxing and staying clean.
| 
| Addict In The Family: Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery.
by Beverly Conyers (Author)
In a well-written, powerful narrative, Conyers shows family members at their worst before showing how they found hope and recovery. Always engaging and healing, each heart-wrenching story is true to the experience of anyone who has admitted to a spiritual powerlessness and inability to cure their own family's addiction. Conyers skillfully, compassionately, and intelligently distills key recovery points that offer invaluable lessons on loving, detachment, intervention, self-care, self-help...
| 
| This is Heroin
by Robert Ashton (Author)
This is Heroin is a guide for all people interested in or concerned about heroin. It is an unflinching, objective study into the place of this drug in today's society.
|
|
|
