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Coming Clean: Diary of a painkiller addict
Cathryn Kemp
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Description for Coming Clean: Diary of a painkiller addict
Paperback. One of the biggest medical scandals of our time is the over-prescription of strong pain relief. This heart-rending memoir lifts the lid on the issue, showing the price one woman paid and her fight to recover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 430.
WINNER OF THE BIG RED READ PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION IN 2013. Cathryn Kemp was a successful travel journalist who was struck down by a life-threatening illness, pancreatitis. After four years of operations and mis-diagnoses she left hospital with a repeat prescription for fentanyl, a painkiller 100 times stronger than heroin. Within two years she was taking more than ten times the NHS maximum, all on prescription. Her family struggled to understand; her boyfriend left her, she hit rock bottom. Discovering she had only six months to live if she didn't give up the drugs she sold everything ... Read more
WINNER OF THE BIG RED READ PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION IN 2013. Cathryn Kemp was a successful travel journalist who was struck down by a life-threatening illness, pancreatitis. After four years of operations and mis-diagnoses she left hospital with a repeat prescription for fentanyl, a painkiller 100 times stronger than heroin. Within two years she was taking more than ten times the NHS maximum, all on prescription. Her family struggled to understand; her boyfriend left her, she hit rock bottom. Discovering she had only six months to live if she didn't give up the drugs she sold everything ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
428g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749958060
SKU
V9780749958060
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99-10
About Cathryn Kemp
Cathryn Kemp is a journalist and travel writer. She was a journalist for The People, News of the World, The Sunday Mirror and the Mirror for seven years before falling ill practically overnight in 2004. She has written several Lonely Planet books, including Romania and Moldov; Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; Eastern Europe and Europe on a Shoestring.
Reviews for Coming Clean: Diary of a painkiller addict
Frankly written, Kemp's courageous memior will help those dealing with an addict, or with addiction itself.
Big Issue (North)
Compelling and highly topical
Bookseller
A brilliantly written book . . . It's not only an inspirational addiction recovery story but also a deeply moving book about recovering from loss on many levels - health, love, independence, ... Read more
Big Issue (North)
Compelling and highly topical
Bookseller
A brilliantly written book . . . It's not only an inspirational addiction recovery story but also a deeply moving book about recovering from loss on many levels - health, love, independence, ... Read more