American Drug Addict: a memoir
Brett Douglas
Mar 2018 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Ryan Turner
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My name is Brett. I'm a college-educated man who was once a husband of twenty-six years with two children, three businesses, and a large home with an actual white picket fence. I'm also a drug addict. And I have a tale to tell.
My story has everything: sex, death, pain, atheism, God, jail, marriage, divorce, heresy, homosexuality, physics, traffic fatalities, computer science, video games, cinnamon toothpicks, Barry Manilow, Nine Inch Nails, pornography, breasts, used tampons, strippers, venereal disease, abortion, prostitutes, AIDS, racism, suicide, infidelity, public nudity, anti-Semitism, marijuana, alcohol, pawn shops, drug dealers, needles, acid, ecstasy, crack, heroin, pain pills, withdrawal, interventions, rehabs, product tampering, road rage, vandalism, elderly abuse, grave desecration, arson, identity theft, burglary, armed robbery, and murder.
But more importantly, it's about the despair of addiction and the absolute certainty that it can be overcome. Recovery is not simply abstinence, but a process of growing up. I spent my entire life
searching for the key to long-term sobriety.
I would like to share with you what I have learned.
My story has everything: sex, death, pain, atheism, God, jail, marriage, divorce, heresy, homosexuality, physics, traffic fatalities, computer science, video games, cinnamon toothpicks, Barry Manilow, Nine Inch Nails, pornography, breasts, used tampons, strippers, venereal disease, abortion, prostitutes, AIDS, racism, suicide, infidelity, public nudity, anti-Semitism, marijuana, alcohol, pawn shops, drug dealers, needles, acid, ecstasy, crack, heroin, pain pills, withdrawal, interventions, rehabs, product tampering, road rage, vandalism, elderly abuse, grave desecration, arson, identity theft, burglary, armed robbery, and murder.
But more importantly, it's about the despair of addiction and the absolute certainty that it can be overcome. Recovery is not simply abstinence, but a process of growing up. I spent my entire life
searching for the key to long-term sobriety.
I would like to share with you what I have learned.
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6 reviews
Androux Woods
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May 24, 2021
I read this book while being high in a rehab In Pensacola, FL. Brett this was the best book I have ever read thank you
David Parker
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October 9, 2019
Hard to stop listening to.
Harrison
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March 12, 2022
it works if you work it
About the author
Brett Douglas is a recovering addict who tries to carry the message of hope. He holds a BSBA in accounting and a BS in computer science, with a minor in mathematics.
Ryan Turner is a New York-based actor, composer, and producer. He earned his MFA in acting from NYU Tisch, and is a founding member of A-Frame, where he devises and scores the Brooklyn collective's immersive performances. Ryan has also recorded and produced over thirty albums, ranging in styles from metal to jazz to polka.
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