Author : Susan Bartz Herrick
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476651558
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Book Synopsis Slow Dancing with the Devil by : Susan Bartz Herrick
Download or read book Slow Dancing with the Devil written by Susan Bartz Herrick and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-02-08 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Herrick's memoir follows the story of her beloved son and only child, Luke, through his struggle with opioid addiction, recovery and sobriety, and untimely and heartbreaking death. Luke suffered a near-fatal car accident that left him partially paralyzed and addicted to Oxycontin, the very drug that helped save his life. Susan turned to the streets to obtain Suboxone, a legal but medically restricted opioid blocker, in an attempt to save her son's life. Remembering this, she writes, "The day I became my son's drug dealer, we both died, in a way." This poignant and compelling memoir exposes the rampant prescribing of Oxycontin, upwards of 600mg daily in cases like Luke's, and the role overprescribing plays in the disease of Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Through Luke's story, the author addresses failed public policies, misguided medical practices, societal stigmas, and enabling tendencies of loved ones that hinder recovery for those afflicted with SUD.