I Am Fifty and I Don't Want to Die

<P>Everyone is aware of the damage caused by illegal drugs like cocaine ice or heroin. But not many people know that a staggering number of ordinary men and women are in the throes of a terrible addiction to seemingly harmless pain tablets. In <i>I Am Fifty and I Don't Want to Die</i> author Abby Liveringhouse a fifty-year-old mother and enrolled nurse tells how she became hooked on over-the-counter codeine painkillers.</P><P>Desperate to get better she began writing a diary to help her beat her addiction. Her secret habit began insidiously almost a decade ago when she started taking this medication for pain and stress and to help her cope with fatigue during night shifts. She became hooked on these innocent-looking tablets because she didn't realize how addictive they were.</P><P>By sharing her experience Liveringhouse hopes to help other people in the same predicament. Relating her numerous attempts to overcome the addiction <i>I Am Fifty and I Don't Want to Die</i> offers insight into the mind of an ordinary mom who became addicted without knowing it.</P>