The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery

Description

With grit, humor, and brutal honesty, David Poses chronicles his long struggle to overcome depression and addiction. By age nineteen, he’d been through medical detox, inpatient rehab, twelve-step programs, and a halfway house. He saw his drug use as a symptom of depression, but the experts insisted that addiction was the problem. Over the next thirteen years, he went from one relapse to the next, drowning in guilt, shame, and secrets, until he finally found an evidence-based treatment that not only saved his life, but helped him thrive. As depression and addiction rates skyrocket and overdose fatalities surge, David’s story is a scathing indictment of our failed response to the opioid crisis—and proof that success is possible.

“Soulful, achingly honest . . . Readers will cheer for Poses.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred)