{"product_id":"dont-count-me-out-a-baltimore-dope-fiends-miraculous-recovery-hardback-9781501766350","title":"Don't Count Me Out; A Baltimore Dope Fiend's Miraculous Recovery (Hardback) 9781501766350","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDon't Count Me Out\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Baltimore Dope Fiend's Miraculous Recovery\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRafael Alvarez (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501766350\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 October 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 19 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 19 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't Count Me Out: A Baltimore Dope Fiend's Miraculous Recovery\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling, informative, thought-provoking, and ultimately inspiring read from first page to las\u003c\/p\u003e (Midwest Book Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't Count Me Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e chronicles the life of Bruce White from the beginning of his drug use in elementary school through criminal acts fueled by his need for drugs, to his miraculous recovery three decades later and involvement in the treatment of addicts, where he is now a leader in the rehabilitation field.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRafael Alvarez's recounting of White's journey should inspire those dealing with the fallout of addiction. Alvarez, a journalist and screenwriter, allows the reader to get inside the head of an addict who was stealing alcohol from his parents at the age of nine, selling drugs and tripping on LSD and PCP by the time he hit seventh grade, and hooked on morphine before he turned fifteen. \"Bruce White? I thought he was dead?\" is a response encountered in many of the interviews Alvarez conducted. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't Count Me Out\u003c\/i\u003e shines a spotlight on an improbable and stunning miracle. Though this is just one person's story, the contributing factors of early sexual assault, the role of permissive preoccupied parents, and the need for peer approval, among others, will resonate with many as the opioid crisis continues to haunt us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Anybody Can\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Most Interesting Book the Old Man Had Ever Read\u003cbr\u003e 2. Birth \/ School: Before It Got Ugly\u003cbr\u003e 3. Skipping Stones \/ Getting Stoned: Grade School\u003cbr\u003e 4. Failing the Seventh Grade\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ninth Grade in the Psych Ward (Until They Threw Him Out) \u003cbr\u003e 6. Last Chance High: The Baltimore Experimental High School\u003cbr\u003e 7. Spanish Harlem: There Could Have Been Blood\u003cbr\u003e 8. Big Fucking Indian\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bonnie and Clyde\u003cbr\u003e 10. Shootout on Ready\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Stolen Carpet and the Fat Girl: State of Maryland Inmate No. 215–799, March 1991 to August 1994\u003cbr\u003e 12. Misadventure En Route to the Underworld: 1995 through 1998\u003cbr\u003e 13. Frank White \/ Inmate Junkie\u003cbr\u003e 14. Free to Go\u003cbr\u003e 15. Third Time a Charm\u003cbr\u003e 16. College \/ Career \/ Shirt and Tie\u003cbr\u003e 17. One Promise\u003cbr\u003e 18. The D Train\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: A Day in His Best Life, Thanksgiving Weekend 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"ILR Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52735593742616,"sku":"9781501766350","price":18.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dont-count-me-out-a-baltimore-dope-fiends-miraculous-recovery-hardback-9781501766350","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}