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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambria Creations, LLC
ISBN-100977091600
ISBN-139780977091607
eBay Product ID (ePID)50234713
Product Key Features
Book TitleOnly Mortals Can Be Heroes : a True Story about Drug Addiction
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicSubstance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, Health & Daily Living / Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse & Addictions / General, General, Social Topics / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Self-Help
AuthorDavid J. Weaver
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisOnly Mortals Can Be Heroes is a true story about a young boy, Adam Weaver, who experiences the pleasures and pains of the drug culture. Adam's adventure describes how he started drugging at age 12 because he wanted to fit in with his peers. After marijuana and beer came Ritalin, Oxycontin, Ecstasy, LSD, uppers, downers, cocaine and heroin and everything in between. The story is punctuated with a cocaine overdose at age 16 and a heroin overdose a few years later. The book winds it way around themes of low self-esteem, the insecurity of being adopted, the power of addiction, support of family where none should be expected, incidents of tough love, life on the street, beatings by drug dealers, treatment, relapse, more treatment, and at last hope but no guarantees. Only Mortals Can Be Heroes transfigures the reader by standing him in Adam's shoes and inviting him to wrap his arms around Adam to love and protect him., Adam started drugging at the age of 12 because he wanted to fit in with his peers. After marijuana and beer came Ritalin, oxycontin, ecstasy, LSD, uppers, downers, cocaine, heroin, and everything in between. This book presents a true story about Adam Weaver. It winds its way around such themes as low self-esteem, the power of addiction, and more.
