More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

Resource Type

Book - Parent

Description

"An excellent, harrowing, horrifying book that YAs will identify with and remember. It's also one of the first lengthy accounts of prescription-drug abuse (for a time, Wurtzel crushed and snorted Ritalin every five minutes, which is increasingly popular among teens). More is thoroughly unglamorous ("I was not a cool drug addict") and often frankly disgusting; on speed, for example, the author began tweezing her legs and couldn't stop until she nearly hit bone; her legs became an infected mess of open sores. The last third of the book-on rehab, relapse, and recovery-is not as strong, but the preface and first chapter alone make More, Now, Again an important acquisition for a YA collection... -Emily Lloyd, Fairfax County Public Library, VA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information." --school library journal

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0743223314

Author

Elizabeth Wurtzel

Publication

2003 Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group

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