
American Fix
Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis - and How to End It
Ryan Hampton(Author)
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 4. February 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-250-25709-3 (ISBN)
Description
Nearly every American knows someone who has been affected by the opioid crisis. Addiction is a trans-partisan issue that impacts individuals from every walk of life. Millions of Americans, tired of watching their loved ones die while politicians ignore this issue. Where is the solution? Where is the hope? Where's the outrage?
Ryan Hampton is a young man who has made addiction and recovery reform his life's mission. Through the wildly successful non-profit organisation Facing Addiction, Hampton has been rocketed to the center of America's rising recovery movement - quickly emerging as the de facto leader of the national conversation on addiction. He understands first hand how easy it is to develop a dependency on opioids, and how destructive it can quickly become. Now, he is waging a permanent campaign to change our way of thinking about and addressing addiction in this country.
In American Fix, Hampton describes his personal struggle with addiction, outlines the challenges that the recovery movement currently faces, and offers a concrete, comprehensive plan of action towards making America's addiction crisis a thing of the past.
Ryan Hampton is a young man who has made addiction and recovery reform his life's mission. Through the wildly successful non-profit organisation Facing Addiction, Hampton has been rocketed to the center of America's rising recovery movement - quickly emerging as the de facto leader of the national conversation on addiction. He understands first hand how easy it is to develop a dependency on opioids, and how destructive it can quickly become. Now, he is waging a permanent campaign to change our way of thinking about and addressing addiction in this country.
In American Fix, Hampton describes his personal struggle with addiction, outlines the challenges that the recovery movement currently faces, and offers a concrete, comprehensive plan of action towards making America's addiction crisis a thing of the past.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
St Martin's Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
436 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-25709-3 (9781250257093)
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Ryan Hampton is a national addiction recovery advocate and person in sustained recovery. He has worked with multiple nonprofits across the country and served in a staff capacity for various political campaigns. A former White House staffer, Hampton is in recovery from ten years of active opioid use. He is a leading voice in America's recovery movement. His interviews have appeared on NPR and HLN, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, Slate, The Wall Street Journal, and others. American Fix is his first book.