Sheryl St. Germain

• Opiate overdoses are the leading cause of accidental deaths among those under 50. • Memoirs about substance abuse are overwhelmingly about recovery. It is the rare memoir that ends in death. • There are many books about recovery but there are no literary books that the author knows of that addresses what it is like to lose a family member or other to drugs. • No memoirs or scientific books discuss the possibility of later drug abuse related to the prescribing of Ritalin or Adderall for...