Pill Head The Secret Life of a Painkiller Addict

Name: Pill Head The Secret Life of a Painkiller Addict
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ISBN: 9781401322984

ISBN-10: 1401322980

ISBN-13: 9781401322984

Edition: 2009

Authors: Joshua Lyon

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Bringing together both the journalist's eye and the addict's mind, "Pill Head" explores Lyon's own addiction and the cultural phenomena that made pill-popping so popular, especially among the twenty-somethings of Generation Rx.

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Hyperion Press
Publication date: 7/7/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.63" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.122
Language: English



Prologue



The How, the Why, and Let's Get High



"I Want Total Sensory Deprivation and Backup Drugs"



"I Meant for You to Take One or Two-Not the Whole Thing!"



"I Couldn't Imagine Ever Not Doing Them"



"Depression Hurts"



"Remember Valley of the Dolls?"



"It Was the Worst Week of My Life"



"Are We Being Irresponsible?"



Heather Hits Rehab



Fight or Flight



How to Destroy a Doctor



Jared's Turn



Hunting and Shutting Down



Horror Hospital



"All of This Foam Came Out of My Son's Mouth"



Escape to (and in) the Midwest



Harm Reduction and the Future of Painkiller Abuse



"Boredom Is God"



One Year Later



Onward


Epilogue


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