I Am A Heroin Addict, Ritchie Farrell
I Am A Heroin Addict, Ritchie Farrell
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I Am A Heroin Addict

Author: Ritchie Farrell

Narrator: Steven Jay Cohen

Unabridged: 10 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/07/2018


Synopsis

Heroin is a Beast, and that Beast has infiltrated every town and city in America. The Beast has come for your sons and daughters. The Beast is hunting for your fathers and mothers. And that Beast has only one mission, to bury as many Americans as possible.

I Am a Heroin Addict is the story of how Ritchie Farrell survived a ten-bag-a-day heroin habit to become a bestselling author, WGA screenwriter, and recipient of the prestigious du-Pont-Columbia Award for excellence in journalism.

Contains mature themes.

About Ritchie Farrell

Ritchie Farrell is a recovering heroin addict, a bestselling author, a WGA screenwriter, and a motivational speaker. His documentary film, High on Crack Street, was aired on HBO and received Columbia University's du-Pont Award for Excellence. The Fighter, a feature film based on High on Crack Street, was released in 2011 and starred Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Farrell playing himself.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian

Truly inspirational. There are only a handful of books that I have ever read that I thought were so encapsulating that I didn't want to put it down until I was done; This is now one of them. The amazing descriptive wording paints a perfect portrait without being left to make assumptions or try to fil......more

Goodreads review by Beth

quick-paced read through the destruction of the disease of addiction... all formed in a brilliant, brutal and very often offensive experience that felt honest and gritty to read. the authors experience and message makes this novel different, and it stands out in its genre... rightly so. . plus, it w......more

Goodreads review by AJ

I cannot name a more transparent memoir on the subject of addiction. Richard Farrell gives us an uncensored telling of his youth and the many factors that led him down the destructive path of addiction. It's not an easy read, and it hit home for me personally in terms of the relationship between fat......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

I had to read this book for my Substance Use class...and I'm glad. It was tough to read the awfulness of being on the streets with a heroin addiction, and the abuse Richard endured as a child from his father (and aunt, and even family priest). Though not easy to read, I'm glad for the exposure to wh......more

Goodreads review by Brian

Raw and honest. I just wished he talked more about his life after he left detox and how he stayed clean (recovery). But besides that, I thought it was really good.......more