To Hell with Smack!
Life Beyond Heroin Addiction
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Rex Knowlands life in 1970s Sydney, Australia, might at first sound appealing: While attending University in Sydney, he was a boxer, biker, and footballer who spent his time taking drugs, having sex and lots of fun.
But after traveling the hippie trail throughout Asia, he ended up a heroin addict, which led him constantly needing his next fix. At times, he even contemplated robbery to get money to fund his addiction.
He finally got clean after entering rehabilitation with the Salvation Army. In this cautionary tale, he outlines what led him down the path to addiction and how he beat the odds by living a successful second life as a high school teacher, a rehabilitation centre director and a thirty three year career in the NSW Public Service.
Whether youre battling an addiction or trying to help a loved one find a path that leads out of the darkness, youll be inspired by the candid tale of recovery, redemption, and success in To Hell with Smack. Rex provides an insight into what it takes to achieve long term recovery from addiction.
Customer Reviews
Rex Knowland’s amazing journey
An interesting biography and journey from a man who struggled through his early university years and turned to drugs. Travelling through South East Asia exploring and living on highs from heroin and risking his life and jail sentences on the return to Australia.
Then fifty years later being a successful businessman and helping young drug addictive young adults.
An amazing and true story.
To Hell with Smack
I found this book compelling reading and hard to put down. This book shows how recreational drug use/experimentation can quickly spiral into a very consuming destructive addiction. During my work in the addiction field, I found that most addicts gave more weight to advice about recovery from recovered addicts than just a University qualified counsellor like myself. This book provides an excellent insight into addiction for relatives and friends of addicts. It also shows that an addict can make it back from total despair and hopelessness. Rex shares the strategies and advice he used to rebuild his life. These would be a great resource for anyone on the path to recovery. Also shows the very real dangers of taking drugs "for recreational use".
To Hell with Smack
Genuine page turner.
Riveting stuff and the essence of recovery distilled into plain english.
I couldn't put it down and read it in one sitting.