Want to read an inspiring memoir on addiction and recovery? Here are my favorites.
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The Only Life I Could Save
by Katherine Ketcham
Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Meth Addiction
By David Sheff
A Very Fine House: A Mother’s Story of Love, Faith, and Crystal Meth
by Barbara Cofer Stoefen
The Lost Years: Surviving A Mother and Daughter’s Worse Nightmare
By Kristina Wandzalick
Stay Close: A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Addiction
By Libby Cataldi
Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
By Nic Sheff
Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
By Elizabeth Vargas
If You Love Me: A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Opioid Addiction
By Maureen Cavanagh
Saving Jake: When Addiction Hits Home
By D’Anne Burwell
Unhooked: A Mother’s Story of Unhitching From the Roller Coaster of Her Son’s Addiction
By Annie Highwater
Unchained: Our Family’s Addiction Mess Is Our Message
By Nancy McCann Vericker and JP Vericker
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