Reformed

In this real raw honest memoir Richie contrasts the story of his life on the streets of Antigua from the age of 14 as a hopeless addict with his hard-fought recovery aided by the Twelve Steps and caring counselors at treatment centres throughout the Caribbean. In this candid memoir Richie provides hope through his own example while demystifying addiction and the recovery process. Reformed is a story that provides the much-needed sunlight candor and unashamed conversation about one of the most prevalent difficult to treat and least understood mental health issues that plague our society. Richie writes with a poet's heart and a recovered addict's brutal honesty about living on the streets being stabbed shot at and suffering for more than a decade. All this makes for a compelling shocking heartbreaking and ultimately inspirational memoir. - Dr. Bruce Singer Author of Black Duck Moments Everyday.