Opiates, heroin, fentanyl... and the inevitable lives that are ruined, dreams that are destroyed, homes that are broken, strained relationships, soaring crime rates, and over a hundred thousand young men and women dead every year in America. This is the reality we all face together as a nation--whether you're afflicted by it or not. It is now rare these days to meet someone who does not know of someone personally who is struggling with addiction.
Born into a loving, hardworking class family on the Southside of Chicago, Michael Seminetta has lived through, experienced, and overcome the battle that so many people are going through and fighting today.
Dive deep into these vivid accounts from his childhood filled with joy, hilarity, excitement, and confusion--followed by twenty years of addiction, prison, a suicidal amount of heroin, coupled with an innate desire to get it right, become the man he was raised to be, and ultimately contribute to this epidemic we all face together as a people.
Journey along through this graphic account of hard-core drug addiction, endurance, resilience, love, family, and gratitude. If you or someone you know and love is concerned with a substance abuse disorder, read this book with an open heart and mind. You'll be sure to relate to what Michael went through on a personal level and may find the help you're looking for in the following pages. He really gets it.
If you're looking for an unfiltered view of the way it is in regard to substance abuse and addiction, you've purchased the right book. Gain genuine understanding, clarity, and, most of all, hope in this gripping bio. It may just get you, or an afflicted loved one, one step closer to a solution.