On Pills and Needles

The Relentless Fight to Save My Son from Opioid Addiction

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On Pills and Needles

By: Rick Van Warner

Narrated by: Traber Burns

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When Rick Van Warner found himself searching abandoned buildings and dangerous streets looking for his missing son, he had no idea that the synthetic, pill-form heroin that had snared his teen was already killing so many. In the years of pain and heartache that followed, as he tried to save his son from opioid addiction, Van Warner discovered what the American public is just now becoming aware of: Opioids prescribed for even minor pain relief are so addictive that even a few days of use can create dependency. On Pills and Needles is a memoir that also serves as a wake-up call and crash course in opioid addiction. Through his harrowing personal story, Van Warner exposes the common causes of opioid addiction, effective and ineffective ways it has been treated, and how families can walk alongside loved ones who are dealing with the daily realities of addiction.

Rick Van WarnerTraber BurnsBlackstone Audio, Inc.

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Initially I wasn’t keen on this audiobook. The narrators voice grated on me and felt too harsh whilst the story itself seemed to be about unsympathetic parents who didn’t understand the language that had driven the child to become an addict. I almost quit the book but having now finished it I am glad that I didn’t.

It occurred to me that they narrators voice is possibly quite similar to the authors, and therefore a good choice. Also, the book is very much about the learnings of the author and his transition from someone who really didn’t understand to someone who becomes self aware and realises he can only change himself in order to influence his son and his son’s. addiction.

Whilst the story is also about the experiences of a family coping with the tragedy and challenges of addiction, it also looks into the history and politics of prescription drugs and poses questions as to why pharmaceutical companies are allowed to almost create this drug dependence.

The end is completely uplifting and I do hope this family continue to live so joyously. Thank you Rick for so graciously sharing the story of your family.