Up from Down

<p><em>Up from Down</em> is not a book about gloom and doom but an inspirational book that offers hope to all who have faltered. Strung out on heroin Ted Adamson began his journey with a SWAT team descending on a pharmacy to stop his wild rampage in search of drugs. From the cruelty in the county jail to race riots in state prison the hard gritty life of a drug addict is portrayed in all its real-world ugliness and despair. Join Ted as he gives us a picture of what the life of a junkie is really like.</p><p>Look inside the dark side of drug treatment programs. From the bizarre therapies of the Synanon-like Family to the modern twelve-step programs you will see what passes as treatment in the modern recovery movement. <em>Up from Down</em> takes readers to the depths of human degradation then brings them back through a journey of redemption.</p>