New York : St. Martin&apos;s Press, 2009.
x, 306 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
During his early teens, Jeff Bratton started using drugs. At first, alcohol and pot, but quickly he spiraled into using cocaine, ketamine, crystal meth and eventually heroin.
"Stagli vicino", an Italian recovering addict told the author. "Stay close--never leave him, even when he is most unlovable." This is not a book about saving a child. It is a book about what it means to stay close to a loved one gripped by addiction. It is about one son who came home and one mother who never gave up hope.
Stay Close is one mother's tough, honest, and intimate tale that chronicles her son's severe drug addiction, as it corroded all relationships from the inside out. It is a story of deep trauma and deep despair, but also of deep hope--and healing.
He told her, "Mom, never quit believing." And she didn't.
Stay close : a mother&apos;s story of her son&apos;s addiction / Libby Cataldi.
Includes bibliographical references (p. -306).
Parents of drug addicts--United States--Biography.
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505 ContentsNote 0 $a Formatted contents note The boy in the cape and cowboy boots -- The three acts of the worst Christmas ever -- Starting down the rehab road -- The mothers in Al-Anon -- Doing the next right thing -- The functional addict -- Trusting lies -- The double life of my chameleon son -- What happened in New York -- "Our family is so fucked up" -- The gravity of roller coasters -- Stagli vicino, stay close to him -- Choices : mine and Jeff&apos;s -- Never giving up hope.
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