Catalog Search Results
1) Crank
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on these lists
ALA Most Challenged Books
Banned Books Week - AMPL
Books Written in Verse- Youth and Teen
More Lists...
Banned Books Week - AMPL
Books Written in Verse- Youth and Teen
More Lists...
Formats
Description
Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul - her life.
2) Love me back
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Single mother Marie hides her private struggles behind her professionalism as a waitress at an upscale Dallas steak house before succumbing to self-destructive habits.
3) White lines
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Fleeing her home to escape the abuse of her mother's boyfriend, Jada seeks refuge with Born, the neighborhood kingpin, but her new life is threatened by crack addiction, prostitution, a struggle to rebuild her life, and a stormy romance with a street hustler.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On the surface, it appears that Sunny has got it all-looks, money, a beautiful home, a healthy daughter, and friends who love her. But Sunny has a secret--something she hasn't even told her best friend. The truth is Sunny is unhappy. She still misses her beloved Dorian, and worries that no other man will ever captivate her the way he did. She dated some very powerful and successful men since Dorian's death. But will she ever find love again? It's...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The astonishing account of the decades-long cocaine use of Sigmund Freud and William Halsted. The author discusses the physical and emotional damage caused by the constant use of the then-heralded wonder drug, and of how each man ultimately changed the world in spite of it--or because of it.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times" reporter and columnist Carr crafts a groundbreaking memoir on his years as an addict. Built on more than 50 videotaped interviews with people from his past, Carr's investigation of his own history reveals a past far more harrowing than he allowed himself to remember.
Author
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
With sharp wit, self-deprecating humor, and penetrating honesty, New York Times journalist Dave Itzkoff turns a keen eye on his life with the mysterious, maddening, much-loved man of whom he writes, “for the first eight years of my life I seem to have believed he was the product of my imagination.”
Itzkoff’s father was the man who lumbered home at night and spent hours murmuring to his small son about his dreams and hopes...
Itzkoff’s father was the man who lumbered home at night and spent hours murmuring to his small son about his dreams and hopes...
Author
Series
Luxe volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Addicted to crack cocaine and heading toward self-destruction, Bleu must decide if she will let her best friend save her, or if she will she stick with the kingpin she's fallen in love with.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to the dangers of cocaine addiction and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the physical and mental effects of cocaine abuse and its negative impact on lives. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, an infographic, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sirius
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Are your relationships suffering because of your addiction to cocaine? Does it feel like your life is falling apart due to your obsession with the next line of coke? You hold the answer to your problem in your hands. Allen Carr's Easyway method will set you free from the tyranny of cocaine and enable you to get your life back. Best of all, it will be easy, and even enjoyable, to do!"--Back cover.
12) The addict
Author
Series
Publisher
Urban Books
Language
English
Description
"When a privileged young woman finds herself on the other side of the tracks and addicted to crack, she will have to turn to an unlikely source to save her. Lisa Lennox's debut novel transports us to the heart of the crack era: The South Bronx, New York, 1989. In the late 80s and early 90s, the crack epidemic swept through inner city communities like the plague. Mothers abandoned their children and took to the street for a hit. Fathers sold everything...
Publisher
[Distributed by] Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Sean is a student at a well-respected private college on the East Coast. Sean is attracted to Lauren, while Lauren is infatuated with Victor. Lauren's empty-headed roommate Lara is also attracted to Victor, while he has no qualms about being involved with both. Lauren used to date Paul, but Paul, a bisexual, currently lusts after Sean. Meanwhile, friendly campus drug dealer Rupert finds a ready market for cocaine among his classmates; Sean, a user,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"You have to use what you got to get what you want. For Journey Clayton, this statement rings more than true as she struggles under the weight of her mother's cocaine addiction. She learns from a very young age that family doesn't offer as much help as she hoped they would. It's not until she befriends Khalid, the son of a neighborhood drug dealer, who is trying to stay about the struggle himself, that she starts to believe there might just be...
16) Cocaine
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Cocaine is a deadly, addictive drug that ruins people's lives. This title explores the history of cocaine, how it affects the body, the laws and policies surrounding it, and ways in which people suffering from addiction can recover and quit" --
19) Down to the bone
Publisher
Hart Sharp Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Irene is a working-class mother struggling to keep her marriage together while keeping her cocaine habit a secret. While in rehab she falls in love with a fellow addict, but when one of them relapses, their commitment to each other and sobriety shatters.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request