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Saving Jake

When Addiction Hits Home

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D'Anne Burwell's smart, athletic son - raised in a loving and prosperous home - begins abusing OxyContin as a teenager, and within a year drops out of college, walks out of rehab, and lands homeless on the streets of Boulder. Struggling with fear, guilt, and a desperate need to protect her son, D'Anne grapples with her husband's anger and her daughter's depression as the family disease of addiction impacts them all. She discovers the terrifying links between prescription-drug abuse and skyrocketing heroin use. And she comes to understand that to save her child she must step back and allow him to fight for his own soul.

Saving Jake gives voice to the devastation shared by the families of addicts, and provides vital hope. Above all, it is a powerful personal story of love and redemption.

©2015 D'Anne Burwell (P)2019 Tantor Addiction & Recovery Relationships Substance abuse Health Emotionally Gripping Mental Health Addiction Memoirs
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A real and honest description about addiction and how this disease affect the addicts and their families. I hope this audiobook spreads awareness and help the families around the world that are suffering from the fight against opiate addiction or the loss of a loved one.

This is an epidemic and the combination of heroin and fentanyl is killing a lot of young people in the United States. Recovery is possible but no without help and support.

I am very grateful for discovering this audiobook. It is full of beautiful words and the amzing story of the true love of a mother towards her son. Her patience and kindness helped to give his son a second chance in life.

Thank you very much for this gift for the soul.

Beautiful

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Fabulous story so well recorded by this wonderful lady and her family
Drug addiction can happen to anyone - a very heartwarming account - well done to the whole family ❤️

Very good read

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Good listen. Had this on the plus catalogue. I struggled sometimes with the sympathetic language used by the mother when in reality it sounds like Jake is a self entitled attention seeking brat who needs a good clip. That said - enjoyed it

Easy listen

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For anyone going through family addiction or supporting any loved one affected by addiction, or even ‘just’ raising teenagers, this book is insightful, soul searching and refreshingly honest.

Honest and enlightening

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Thank you for telling your story, I feel like I know each and every one of ye. loads of love and positive thoughts. Sharon from Ireland

what a family

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