Heroin: The Rapids of My Life

Even though Oren Elow had never tried heroin hed always heard that it was a gift from the goddess. So he didnt hesitate to try it when his buddies offered him his first hit of heroin-a hit that would make him a heroin slave and one that would define so many of his following years. In this memoir Elow shares his lifes narrative-from growing up in Louisiana with an alcoholic father and loving mother who later divorced to his years on Bostons streets as a heroin addict to his time spent behind bars for a variety of transgressions and to the effect his addiction had on his wife and children.Through anecdotes and stories Heroin addresses the stark realities of life as a junkie and a convict and provides insight into the mindset of an addict. Elow narrates a broad view of his life-fighting addiction and triumphing over it.