Working on this book has not been easy. I’ve had to plunge deep into the memories of my years of addiction, and into the troubling emotions that I felt back then. If you’re reading this book right now, chances are you already have some notion of the uncomfortable feelings that substance abuse can cause. I believe that this book can be helpful to you and to others who have faced the incredible challenge of addiction, so I’ve traveled back in time in order to relate to you my experiences with drugs—mostly heroin—and how I nearly lost my life to this devastating substance
